Fred Halsey Kraege (May 3, 1899 – May 12, 1982) was an American politician who served as the 43rd mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, from 1943 to 1947.
Education Kraege graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison as part of the class of 1922.
Career In 1935, while serving in his third term as a member of the Madison City Council, he was elected as president of the body.
While Kraege was mayor, Madison switched to a City Manager form of government in a November 1946 referendum, effective after the following April election. On April 15, 1947 Kraege was appointed Acting City Manager until the appointment of a permanent city manager in September 1947.
A 1950 article in The Berkshire Eagle described Kraege as "a capable mayor" who in 1946 was "finishing out four terms marked by efficient administration" in describing the city's switch to a city manager form of government when reporting on the later firing of Madison's city manager.
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