Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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9 A- F" M7 K+ I6 {. |Remus Rudd
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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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! ~" b; `8 a3 O6 [- R" }Prime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
  ]8 ~/ {9 u# Z' Ehanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
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The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
the Manitoba Provincial Jail.
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) q4 a. U  x$ J2 x: n7 @6 yOn the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
inscription:

5 U) ?* }% F) n9 c# r'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
% F' _- M) v, q1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.
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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.
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! r9 Q+ O4 b' o$ V( b8 t2 u' kBelieve it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
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"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
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assets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..
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4 v4 B7 a( w! n+ \& {Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.
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* T0 y: ^+ i! \8 ?% D% A" gIn 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
! B! Z: G9 A9 q8 lPolice Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
collapsed."
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NOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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