Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
                     
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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.

4 H+ u: \# Z( C0 ^; p4 b4 Z' XJudy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
: G8 I5 t) @: z/ \hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
Judy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.
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% S. v5 B/ G+ l: F' gThe only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
the Manitoba Provincial Jail.
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- b9 E6 O2 r3 J# @+ g; _On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
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6 ~! w" m) s5 ]+ Z- j. B2 D% x'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.

" G4 E+ \) k8 a6 M9 O* JCaught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

So 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:

"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
& j+ y0 C: M  U5 H! `" J, hbusiness empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
$ {5 ^. ]7 b0 `assets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..

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0 x% l! _2 c2 E% nBeginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
( H1 X7 l2 A, `$ I4 Q/ M: aservice, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.
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( ]6 ]8 P) s: i( qIn 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
: n5 Z0 B! c- L+ {2 p# l% x2 [function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
$ L+ y' |3 v7 e4 C. G  ]  l/ ycollapsed."

1 a1 p, t. `( }/ s4 `3 b8 v( @NOW That's how it's done, Folks!



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