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
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" g3 F. @* e" Q6 x) }Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
( c% ?2 u- v1 u: G, Qdoing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
, ~; b7 W2 Y5 d6 z8 v$ hPrime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
6 r! s0 a8 n8 T  H0 ghanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
" H: q/ X9 i" V& D& @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.
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9 _: M7 j' t; sCaught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
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So Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
, c6 h( X7 g8 J. n$ g- {1 stheir great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.
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Believe it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
sketch for her genealogy research:
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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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Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.

, P, A0 R* J3 x% I! K& h4 nIn 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
, L1 X& x- E6 L* W2 k0 W. N. h! e6 Jfunction 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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