Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
                     
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No matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and
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Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
; [- N4 Z; g4 T, zdoing 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
Judy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.
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- ]2 Z1 T# j! U  Y1 tThe 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
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8 ~( p+ T/ K$ E: O! H, ^9 Q'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.
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3 J& C9 _; M$ s+ `Caught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

) X$ p1 M) k, Q7 R, v; t* jSo Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.

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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$ N! M5 p, K* B' k: H' @( N6 BBeginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
% b1 N; {6 @2 Z0 ^; Tservice, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.
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2 j6 Y) R; I- q6 }In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
# Q# _2 r5 `: \! E* @  @$ BPolice Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
. w" B* `6 `" f6 s* Bfunction held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
# C6 \5 m$ w* b7 Zcollapsed."

NOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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