Praxède Larue (September 2, 1823 – November 29, 1902) was a physician and political figure in

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. He represented Portneuf in the

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from 1867 to 1878 as a

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. He was born François-Xavier-Praxède in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly,

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, the son of Martin-Damase Larue and Marie-des-Anges Lefebvre. Larue was the grandson of

François-Xavier Larue François-Xavier Larue (1763 – July 13, 1855) was a farmer, notary and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1763. He articled as a notary with Pierre-Louis Deschenaux, qualified to practice in 1788 and s ...

who served in the Lower Canada assembly. He was educated at the

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, studied medicine, was licensed to practise in 1844 and set up practice at

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. In 1859, he married Henriette Couture. Larue served as president of the Hygiene Council for Quebec and was founder and president of the Colonization Society for Portneuf County. He was also a founding member of the Société Canadienne d’Études Littéraires et Scientifiques. In 1885, he was named to the

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for La Salle division and served until 1896. He died at Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures at the age of 70. His cousin

Vildebon-Winceslas Larue Vildebon-Winceslas Larue (October 3, 1851 – January 8, 1906) was a member of the Legislative Council of Quebec. A notary by profession, Larue opened his practice in 1873 and was chairman of the Chamber of Notaries from 1891 to 1894. He s ...

succeeded him as a member of the Legislative Council.

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* * 1823 births 1902 deaths Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Conservative Party of Quebec MLCs 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Conservative-Quebec-MNA-stub