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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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' I; Y' }7 p* s6 C; wRemus Rudd 9 s% ]8 j; {$ Y: U3 J
9 g5 d/ L& j: t* B7 {5 R, Z2 X ZNo matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and0 T$ C4 }, j$ B' X' v
VERY telling! It just all depends on how you look at the same things.8 v. D( f. u) O9 x
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Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
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: ^- |! f+ p5 l3 Phanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both: R9 j. H6 V+ m3 q# m+ U
Judy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.
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( N7 x* w& H0 mThe only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at1 V, v- o/ x. @7 @8 e' \* {; E
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On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
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'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
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7 d( p# K7 z1 h& ~, x+ FCaught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
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% Y- w1 P7 m XSo Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
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1 p. Q+ e8 L( Y& Y# }' {" zBelieve it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical; R$ R9 a7 ?/ x! i- d `, p
sketch for her genealogy research:6 j3 F3 O+ _ j) v
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"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His1 c. K. Y+ x5 B2 ]; K
business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian6 i% ]; E1 D/ d& u; J2 Z/ r+ c
assets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..
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! S1 y8 @" G5 X: @ `' {5 ]Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government5 [2 H% u6 h) M1 o) e4 X
service, 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$ S. p' v" L' R. T6 R5 j
Police Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic3 u: i0 y$ N) J+ |2 C8 |
function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
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NOW That's how it's done, Folks!; Q- \1 ~- t0 {5 O$ ]
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