Background
He was born François-Xavier-Praxède in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada, the son of Martin-Damase Larue and Marie-des-Anges Lefebvre.
politician Member of the National Assembly
He was born François-Xavier-Praxède in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada, the son of Martin-Damase Larue and Marie-des-Anges Lefebvre.
He represented Portneuf in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1878 as a Conservative. Larue was the grandson of François-Xavier Larue who served in the Lower Canada assembly. He was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, studied medicine, was licensed to practise in 1844 and set up practice at Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures.
In 1885, he was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Louisiana Salle division and served until 1896.
He died at Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures at the age of 70.
He was also a founding member of the Société Canadienne d’Études Littéraires et Scientifiques.