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About Praxède Larue
- Praxède Larue (September 2, 1823 – November 29, 1902) was a physician and political figure in Quebec.
- He represented Portneuf in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1878 as a Conservative. He was born François-Xavier-Praxède in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada, the son of Martin-Damase Larue and Marie-des-Anges Lefebvre.
- 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 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 Legislative Council of Quebec 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 succeeded him as a member of the Legislative Council.
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