Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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Remus Rudd
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7 U% l5 o7 U1 }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.

" l' J; Z5 _! y+ [Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
4 L0 `9 j5 E8 \2 u+ |- `; s3 j1 mhanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
. M5 g# f  ?, m! u8 o4 a* jJudy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.
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- \& v" E+ X7 A; j' gThe only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
  t# p8 h, A+ s. Y1 Rthe 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.

Caught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
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1 s# L4 [5 z4 m5 A, ?3 R; RSo Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.

- u9 x1 U  r4 Z/ FBelieve it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
sketch for her genealogy research:
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. l0 B/ L1 P- |0 d9 Y8 x) W"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
% h7 s+ w9 M+ _7 |business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
/ h3 n$ `$ E- M: i0 F0 }assets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..


' i# P( K% L$ @1 D( }Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.

* Y1 d, v7 w+ N# IIn 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
9 F5 J8 T) N7 sPolice Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
2 o+ L# w; l6 C# \( C$ rcollapsed."
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: H. A+ N) Z. a$ Y1 @  PNOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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