Famous People with Name Larue

LaRue Martin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

LaRue Martin: is a retired American professional basketball player. Martin was taken first overall by the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Portland Trail Blazers in 1972, drafted ahead of future Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo.[1] Martin has been cited as the worst first overall draft pick in NBA history.[1]

Rusty LaRue            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rusty LaRue: is an American multi-sport athlete who played basketball, baseball, and football at Wake Forest University. He later played for the Chicago Bulls team that won the 1998 National Basketball Association Championship. He stands 6’3” and weighs 185 pounds.

Captain Leonard LaRue            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Captain Leonard LaRue: was the skipper of the SS Meredith Victory, a United States Merchant Marine cargo freighter that was involved in the largest humanitarian rescue operation by a single ship in human history. Under LaRue's leadership, the ship evacuated over 14,000 refugees

Perreault LaRue            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Perreault LaRue: was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a dentist by career. He was elected at the Saguenay riding in the 1958 general election and served only one term, the 24th Canadian Parliament. LaRue did not seek re-election to Parliament after this.

Vildebon-Winceslas Larue            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vildebon-Winceslas Larue: was a member of the Legislative Council of Quebec. Larue was appointed a Legislative Councillor for La Salle district in 1896 succeeding his cousin, Praxède Larue and was a representative of the Conservative Party of Quebec. He was Speaker of the body from January to June 1897.

Praxède Larue            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Praxède Larue: 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 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.