Kramer was born in
Paducah, Kentucky, and his family moved to
Chicago during his infancy. He attended Chicago's public and parochial schools, and attended and
De Paul University and the
Illinois College of Law. He was
admitted to the bar in 1904 and began practice in Chicago. He was the director of a dress manufacturing concern. Kramer moved to
Los Angeles, in 1920 and engaged in the practice of law. He was also active in civic and fraternal organizations, including the Elks, Moose, and Knights of Columbus.
Congress He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943). He chaired the House Committee on Patents (Seventy-sixth and Seventy-seventh Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for
Mayor of Los Angeles in 1941 and an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress.
Death Kramer was ill during his final term in Congress. He died in Los Angeles on January 20, 1943, less than three weeks after his final term expired. Kramer was entombed at Calvary Cemetery. ==Family==