Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
                     
Remus Rudd
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No matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and
# G" N9 C1 H+ [* H1 D8 LVERY 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
* A% G; @, D7 [0 W' R5 v) m( @: mPrime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
3 j: n3 z1 F$ }, N8 t: P# shanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
4 Y$ @' @+ t/ mJudy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.
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The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
8 i# f0 n' n* y, V, I. y8 ^  fthe Manitoba Provincial Jail.
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On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
inscription:

9 l7 z" M% {9 _$ C! b9 k0 p5 o# l'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.
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7 J9 K! H1 D- dCaught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

So Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
# W- C4 h3 M/ J( F2 }1 Y+ F/ Etheir 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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) O8 n# B: Q( ?2 ]9 z"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
$ j0 P) n# E1 F1 Q; H. fbusiness 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
8 J4 Z; ?/ k. U! dservice, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.

' ?- h  d, D( |5 _4 HIn 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
- B- q% ~9 z9 q* WPolice Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
4 c$ u5 J0 a( r) gfunction held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
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NOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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