Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
                     
Remus Rudd
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, r! ~1 h! `% J( }3 ~9 F# V) b% H2 mNo matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and
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' I" O# Y# i& bJudy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
1 N0 \+ X; _( F" Z* W# f, Z5 i( j; Q2 [hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
# E  [% j  I" _: E/ i& TJudy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.

The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
9 X" X; q: D* c7 H1 a9 Fthe Manitoba Provincial Jail.


On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
inscription:
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'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
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! Y, F. w7 c: u8 s# Z% hCaught 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.

Believe it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
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, g' {7 q8 R" h; G! I3 @* ~2 X"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
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assets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..
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Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
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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
' N! e! P) ?  [- q1 S9 Rfunction held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
# b9 q2 u  u& P! u* T( A; Xcollapsed."
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NOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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