Hugh McElroy LaRue

Hugh McElroy LaRue
25th Speaker of the California State Assembly
In office
January 1883 – May 1884
Preceded byWilliam H. Parks
Succeeded byWilliam H. Parks
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 18th district
In office
January 3, 1883 – January 5, 1885
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byWinfield J. Davis
Delegate to the Second Constitutional Convention of California
In office
September 28, 1878 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Constituency2nd congressional district
12th Sheriff of Sacramento County
In office
1873–1875
Preceded byMike Bryte
Succeeded byMoses M. Drew
Personal details
BornHugh McElroy LaRue
August 12, 1830
DiedDecember 6, 1906 (age 76)
PartyDemocratic
OccupationSheriff, rancher, farmer, railroad commissioner, politician
Known forPioneer of Sacramento, California

Hugh McElroy LaRue (1830–1906), a member of the LaRue family of Kentucky, US was a California pioneer.