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
VERY telling! It just all depends on how you look at the same things.

3 V6 r2 j/ ~0 E/ a% b5 j. Q+ IJudy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
4 l; A' u4 d. }5 ?) Q3 ]Judy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.

The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
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3 Z6 y4 q5 K% ~) hOn the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
inscription:

'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.
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% B% S; }: ]6 A8 l2 k* O+ z% }Caught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

So Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.
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, x) l6 l. B( e3 E9 j6 `0 GBelieve it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
sketch for her genealogy research:

% d" V; B8 C, U* Q. t" `. U"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
; j. ^" u6 u1 }$ m  {: g* Obusiness 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
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
Police Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
5 I( b( b  K2 M0 v& g$ 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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