Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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  N* \. d- Z& U+ X0 U. T0 V( [# ORemus 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.

Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
& @  i( w4 E  z$ H0 phanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
9 s# I( G; d+ H8 j! c4 B, R, y8 mJudy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.

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


2 [+ j9 Y. T3 |# z% t* U* O, z) uOn the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
inscription:

& T! g7 v7 [) e  ~'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
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* P- B, h/ b# X/ V5 Z2 B" A  fCaught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
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# U. x5 q$ F/ n1 L! ^8 S3 Q( kSo 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:

, j6 ]; M/ T; g( a( a- P8 }0 ~"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
( D5 f0 b4 m- abusiness empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
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4 J; p; F5 o( a! E, HBeginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
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In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
' T! Y7 D3 |$ v6 GPolice 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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