Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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Remus Rudd
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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.

. j% g$ M; C7 L! Z) qJudy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
5 Y  H& D4 ~! t- B/ }/ X$ SPrime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
% P2 {/ o' R1 U) L+ y1 V  e* Ahanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
Judy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.
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The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
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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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- E0 [4 s) m& t: F. g# I! vCaught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
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. `# }9 F' j0 f& QSo Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.
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8 `0 b  y: t; _2 L& ^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
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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
service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.

  j' p6 Q3 W9 X( K: U* F/ B0 jIn 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
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NOW That's how it's done, Folks!