Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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% O* V0 ~2 Z& V# p, w% H6 P7 yRemus Rudd
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No matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and
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$ q: w% Y% P3 G* [- {Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
" }6 D) L+ A, y& t1 N- ?) Tdoing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
2 N; a! C. }; m; I  nhanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
' H7 b* u8 ~# E1 \4 m* @* @' hJudy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.
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' P0 k' I/ A3 r; x( ^9 g$ XThe 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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'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
1887, 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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! a7 a: V6 K  u+ G, W. T: UBelieve it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
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. {  M8 p. m3 _) d"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
) ]4 y1 O$ u, Q3 Hbusiness empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
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Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
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+ m. b& @" ?9 oIn 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
) n6 r% o) J! |" t; [Police Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
, \3 S& R, y. C  m, Qfunction held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
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NOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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