Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
                     
Remus Rudd

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
doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
6 T+ G8 U( H3 j2 ~/ N/ G, yPrime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
. X2 B! Y, M. m8 g& b8 R$ _hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
- A0 H6 {# K! H$ X2 bJudy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.

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
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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.'

So Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
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Believe it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
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. R, Z1 S3 Y8 \+ e2 E0 V* ^"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..


1 a$ w: J9 V9 s4 HBeginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
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In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
3 y! {: M/ d& x) D2 rPolice Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
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collapsed."
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' I2 m' }  l: PNOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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