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
  u& d5 r7 f1 G( s9 V: oVERY telling! It just all depends on how you look at the same things.

& f8 \4 e  g) h! r( fJudy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
0 F/ E* f3 v4 A- _8 [1 S1 J: XPrime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
+ u2 M1 `! v6 E, F  phanged 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
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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
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Caught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
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/ r( W' q  y8 t8 I5 b$ i2 F9 hSo Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
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  @( X, f* A$ e1 {Believe it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
sketch for her genealogy research:
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$ ~% h0 |: R. `! S"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
assets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..
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: J# D) \6 ~- A- [Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
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# M1 H7 r2 ?$ e9 ]8 kIn 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
9 W6 W! ^, ]& R* r& ~( FPolice Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
( Y9 ^/ J+ D1 V% N3 d: Gfunction held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
collapsed."
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2 k: n6 o. l5 s2 F% ~NOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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