Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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Remus Rudd

No matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and
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9 ?- g* R+ F; q; JJudy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
. t' H" U8 ?" ~! a( Bdoing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
& Z: E& K7 H; DPrime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
3 y* }0 E7 H8 Hhanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
Judy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.

The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
the Manitoba Provincial Jail.


On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
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) i1 s  Y# X( ?$ M* I'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
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Caught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
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So Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.

Believe it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
sketch for her genealogy research:
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" @6 n% J. Y1 J3 d# ?8 J) G8 j"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
; M  ^" [0 z# F" B, \business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
9 ]* i# T: o& U/ r7 rassets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..
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7 ?2 B2 I+ L' G6 D: F! l$ `Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
/ m8 d% ]% |( N$ J+ pservice, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.

0 N* W% f- ~- s$ j9 O- d! ]% z* BIn 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
Police Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
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NOW That's how it's done, Folks!

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