Achille Larue (October 27, 1849 – May 1, 1922) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Bellechasse in the

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from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal member. He was born in St-Jean,

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, the son of Nazaire La Rue and Adelaide Roy. Larue was educated at the Séminaire de Quebec and the

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. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1872 and set up practice in

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.''Les avocats de la région de Québec'' (1936)
Roy, PG Larue was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in an 1875 by-election. He was elected in the 1878 federal election; his election was overturned in 1881 after an appeal. He was president of Le Club Canadien. Larue died in Quebec City at the age of 72.

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* * 1849 births 1922 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Université Laval alumni {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub