Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
                     
Remus Rudd
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& d" Q+ u- `! j* \No matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and
' D, N# r, B, t. F7 F% q2 gVERY telling! It just all depends on how you look at the same things.
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Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
1 e9 k, B& ]; _- ahanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
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The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
the Manitoba Provincial Jail.
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4 D, v* e- W  J  l9 ?" f$ N8 Q& @On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
inscription:
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5 ~, C  T2 a6 T  S/ ]$ d& m$ r'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.'

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
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: n  ?" k8 }) S( g' f* V$ L"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
) b& V3 }& G3 Hbusiness empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
assets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..


* Z9 N+ S8 f5 I/ jBeginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
7 A7 c9 v% V6 ^- z+ ~service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.
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) Y2 o3 N, c' [! x3 a4 H* FIn 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
  v" n! I8 |" [/ J# P6 L4 RPolice Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
% H5 ^# s2 Q# Q- N5 J' F  |function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
collapsed."
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& @4 @8 ~" p* K1 H' l+ V- FNOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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