Joseph Steele Crail (December 25, 1877 – March 2, 1938) was an American lawyer, military veteran and politician who served as a United States representative from California from 1927 to 1933.

[1] During the Spanish–American War, Crail enlisted as a private in the Twelfth Company, United States Volunteer Signal Corps.

He was promoted to corporal and served in the American Army of Occupation in Cuba until its withdrawal.

In 1912 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress from the district that included Fairfield, running as a member of the Progressive Party.

Crail moved to California in 1913, settled in Los Angeles, and practiced law until elected to Congress.