Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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  C( K+ p- Z4 L. f3 M; U* wNo matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and
; s3 P  J+ W+ c; C- e" G' N' NVERY telling! It just all depends on how you look at the same things.
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Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
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hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
Judy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.
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The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
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& H3 v% v) u" zOn the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
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4 U) o5 p7 E! v! q'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
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Caught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
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; f4 U* |) V# t2 g. h$ ESo Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
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Believe it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
sketch for her genealogy research:
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"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
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8 D+ `1 I; q) RBeginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.

# a: n9 y! |; b. {$ AIn 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
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function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
collapsed."
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