Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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Remus Rudd

: R3 d# p( e2 Q  Y3 q3 ^- i5 V' ]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.

, I: v1 }: ^+ ~- W( T8 d  c& wJudy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
( X2 k. n- N. ~& p. ]doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
hanged 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
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On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
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2 j6 a# X2 @% [# a! a& z2 T* b7 X'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
) O+ K1 T( ?/ T2 g8 G2 U2 S1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.
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% ?9 p6 _+ A. i! u$ z5 v' d1 wCaught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

9 h. O" f% h6 `6 _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
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+ F% H- ?) ]) v' T9 K" M, c; _"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
$ F% x" s2 X) W+ r6 _9 U: ebusiness empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
assets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..
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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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& R. o4 P+ b" a( |$ pIn 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
7 N; X8 y/ ?6 sPolice Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
collapsed."

; I) b( O/ J, q' G% U) ]& ANOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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