Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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7 I5 E$ W3 V$ g. K, Z1 U1 G% JRemus Rudd

No matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and
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5 k/ l* z& J1 V/ _Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
: C/ ]7 }0 L# |5 Kdoing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
* f5 X- g9 U5 \) k. i: X2 L0 n: Hhanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
Judy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.

The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
1 @, n8 W1 l: ~8 q& }; ^# Rthe Manitoba Provincial Jail.
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& T+ n: M1 i' v$ D3 C/ xOn the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
inscription:

% U8 d9 r% ]2 p+ h'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
+ M$ F3 d# U1 R1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.

- V/ z. ^+ l) p4 `: Z9 PCaught 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.

8 l* A8 ~3 F' g! V# r6 |Believe it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
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"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
1 o( u- z' a& G' X0 G% Ubusiness empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
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
service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.
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- X/ T! C- B) m1 E0 SIn 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
! J; ?' |2 I0 a4 Z; h' W3 ~function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
# [% i! S( U# N6 Y& \: _$ }collapsed."
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5 S; C& F& M$ n( `/ ]4 s( T- fNOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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