Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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4 B% H" [: g2 r! |2 BRemus Rudd

6 d1 O) ?! [1 ~8 YNo 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.
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6 ^& C9 V& e7 \% h! f' M, zJudy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
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! J) Y. ~4 l- o& R" A4 ePrime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
2 O' D, h! r+ _9 qhanged 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
the Manitoba Provincial Jail.

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On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
inscription:
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'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.

' |' b  V* M+ r3 D  WCaught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
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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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"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
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9 {) y: P, J' t$ N" d9 JBeginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
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' L' C: u; Z. U' s- y9 K, LIn 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
" R5 k2 t! n+ L5 qPolice Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
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) O( x; m# V7 K2 tNOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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