Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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Remus Rudd

! `8 [. N3 T. N; [7 ^5 {No matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and
VERY telling! It just all depends on how you look at the same things.
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Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
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6 I$ n2 z; N( B8 d" x, }: o- hPrime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
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Judy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.
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) @* }4 K" B  iThe only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
the Manitoba Provincial Jail.
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On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
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'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.

  Z* {% ]9 ^5 kCaught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

So Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.

+ j- i3 P% K8 h- i* mBelieve it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
sketch for her genealogy research:

"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
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Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
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2 J8 S7 y$ P# {$ g6 dIn 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
5 c2 y, V1 R# r! MPolice Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
collapsed."

# u' q- \% K/ i) c" w" ~& C4 LNOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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