Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
                     
Remus Rudd

% L, K+ N4 a7 Z* ^0 S) A2 p: ENo matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and
) c6 I* Y% {; h$ O! |+ xVERY telling! It just all depends on how you look at the same things.
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( v. ?0 I5 W) c1 LJudy 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
" r+ S* l# ]. F$ Zhanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
+ |7 V" T- V" N5 q: q7 nJudy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.

( w& g+ K! y4 o% \8 F! sThe 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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( P+ {1 q: N/ n3 I3 p: G'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.

5 N' P6 ]8 M! J& [& X( D! Q- hCaught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

/ i8 A  c2 |1 gSo Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.
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Believe it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
sketch for her genealogy research:

0 ]/ L; A$ d  [9 z$ Y  E"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
* E4 j* V; L, A5 ^! u. o6 D8 u% V/ k7 hbusiness empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
2 A1 {& u) o2 v% h( Nassets 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
1 S! K( Y9 [5 |* Y; T) _! r% O- u, |service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.

4 }3 w: C& Q- x: WIn 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
Police Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
8 t+ i& E; t0 J$ X% v6 v+ yfunction held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
3 w1 ^2 E; a. \, x& h; \collapsed."

8 J* B2 g: X8 L3 X. I4 V+ t% D1 JNOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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