Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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: E3 q& `4 s) m# t) S$ _- YRemus Rudd

* g( O% Q& A7 v7 nNo 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.
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: P/ E, _$ @3 X6 M7 p( f3 T# K& w2 eJudy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
0 X" _1 F. c: w: K% w$ X/ Q9 z* zPrime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
2 M' G1 F' D; g* t4 @6 Nhanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
Judy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.

2 t8 r" x* f( y! GThe only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
5 j+ G5 Y: W9 R/ N6 Y6 C% zthe 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
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Caught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

7 w4 Y- w" k# m) X6 {4 sSo Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.
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/ W! _, E9 b: k# MBelieve 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
; n; j* J/ O& Y. F: f7 Q1 ]business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
assets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..


8 c) E" w( u) D8 ~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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In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
: ]  H' Z3 l# E/ }2 S9 p) jPolice Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
+ ]- J# @. W: j) }$ r) I) a1 t3 Qfunction held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
collapsed."
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NOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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