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Adolf Kraus (February 26, 1850 – October 22, 1928) was an American lawyer, political figure, and Jewish leader. At the age of 15 he left the Bohemian town of Rokycany where he had grown up and emigrated to the United States. He worked on a farm and in a factory, later settling in Chicago where he completed his law studies before becoming a lawyer. He is one of the founding partner in the law firm of Kraus and Mayer which is one of the legacy firms that later formed Mayer Brown. In both the 1891 and 1893 Chicago mayoral elections, Kraus served as the campaign manager for Carter Harrison Sr.

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  • Adolf Kraus (26. února 1850 Blovice – 22. října 1928 Chicago) byl český právník židovského původu. Narodil se 26. února 1850 židovským rodičům Jonathanovi Krausovi, krupaři a podomnímu obchodníkovi, a Ludmile Ehrlichové. Rodina se posléze přestěhovala do Rokycan a Adolf v roce 1865 emigroval do Spojených států amerických (připlul 17. října 1865 na palubě plachetnice Loura & Gertruda), kde pracoval jako obchodní příručí. Díky darům se mu však podařilo vystudovat práva a stal se advokátem v Illinois, kde obhajoval mimo jiné české emigranty. V roce 1893 se stal právním zástupcem Chicaga a o rok později začal vydávat noviny . Mezi lety 1905 až 1925 byl prezidentem velké židovské lóže. Měl úzké styky s americkými prezidenty Taftem a Wilsonem. Byl prezidentem svazu vzdělávacích a dobročinných židovských spolků v USA. Zemřel v Chicagu 22. října 1928 ve věku 78 let. V roce 1930, dva roky po jeho smrti, mu byla v Rokycanech odhalena pamětní deska, která však byla na začátku druhé světové války sundána a po válce již neobnovena. (cs)
  • Adolf Kraus (February 26, 1850 – October 22, 1928) was an American lawyer, political figure, and Jewish leader. At the age of 15 he left the Bohemian town of Rokycany where he had grown up and emigrated to the United States. He worked on a farm and in a factory, later settling in Chicago where he completed his law studies before becoming a lawyer. He is one of the founding partner in the law firm of Kraus and Mayer which is one of the legacy firms that later formed Mayer Brown. In 1897 he was the second president of the civil service commission. He also became a grand officer of B'nai B'rith (president of Isaiah Temple in Chicago) and a prominent executive of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (nowadays the Union for Reform Judaism). In both the 1891 and 1893 Chicago mayoral elections, Kraus served as the campaign manager for Carter Harrison Sr. From 1883 to 1884 and, again, from 1885 to 1886, Kraus served as president of the Chicago Board of Education. Kraus had close contacts to American presidents William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson. In his position he also helped Czech and Jewish immigrants to the USA. In 1930 a commemorative plaque of Adolf Kraus was unveiled in the town of Rokycany, on the house where he spent his childhood. However, in the 1940s, during the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany, the plaque was pulled down. The house (No.147 in Havlíčkova ulice Street) was demolished in the 1980s. (en)
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  • Adolf Kraus (26. února 1850 Blovice – 22. října 1928 Chicago) byl český právník židovského původu. Narodil se 26. února 1850 židovským rodičům Jonathanovi Krausovi, krupaři a podomnímu obchodníkovi, a Ludmile Ehrlichové. Rodina se posléze přestěhovala do Rokycan a Adolf v roce 1865 emigroval do Spojených států amerických (připlul 17. října 1865 na palubě plachetnice Loura & Gertruda), kde pracoval jako obchodní příručí. Díky darům se mu však podařilo vystudovat práva a stal se advokátem v Illinois, kde obhajoval mimo jiné české emigranty. V roce 1893 se stal právním zástupcem Chicaga a o rok později začal vydávat noviny . Mezi lety 1905 až 1925 byl prezidentem velké židovské lóže. (cs)
  • Adolf Kraus (February 26, 1850 – October 22, 1928) was an American lawyer, political figure, and Jewish leader. At the age of 15 he left the Bohemian town of Rokycany where he had grown up and emigrated to the United States. He worked on a farm and in a factory, later settling in Chicago where he completed his law studies before becoming a lawyer. He is one of the founding partner in the law firm of Kraus and Mayer which is one of the legacy firms that later formed Mayer Brown. In both the 1891 and 1893 Chicago mayoral elections, Kraus served as the campaign manager for Carter Harrison Sr. (en)
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