Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
                     
9 n6 x( m+ l! a% l# T: U) a- pRemus Rudd

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.

- q3 G) \5 Y( T7 [2 z, f% Z/ yJudy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
! }! i, F3 d# Ydoing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
. y! B2 `$ `" x! g: SPrime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
  a% u9 _+ d9 f$ o" hhanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
4 m/ I( m# X0 C( W. q+ z7 BJudy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.

8 A, G8 G0 S. ]. V/ ~" OThe only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
3 n5 `1 _8 K. S; S& I: Bthe Manitoba Provincial Jail.
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On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
inscription:

'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.'

' r4 Q* P  d7 }* ISo Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
) y# ^: C* {+ \6 K/ N; @7 ltheir great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.

Believe it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
- A" a0 W/ `+ a2 ~. ~8 F' N7 csketch 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
2 O; g: a+ C& }4 S8 {! y+ U& Lassets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..


- V, n9 d; ?* E1 ?% LBeginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
$ r0 ^6 y3 V$ F: M! v' h2 j. t5 sservice, 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
Police Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
& A' j- E, m  g0 E5 b1 X- N+ jfunction held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
/ y, R1 j+ z/ v, X; Y/ e0 r3 t) wcollapsed."

, R6 X# G6 n3 x8 A5 Q1 H- x; E, BNOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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