Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
                     
Remus Rudd

& B# _" i  ~' z! ?4 e; p7 ANo 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.

* A* M6 T7 _: q. @) z% }( ^9 ?Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
' L0 N; C. C* z& I4 ~doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
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hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
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The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
1 R. O& y5 {0 h5 M/ qthe Manitoba Provincial Jail.

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On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
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" A9 E( N2 e# ]! a0 N1 J- i'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.
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Caught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
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* t9 Y* T7 D5 A! s" k, ]& k% ASo Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
3 {2 \) N, y7 E/ `( ltheir great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.
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0 N7 Z; t6 h7 i7 Y: u; N$ yBelieve it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
1 F% @" P/ a' g9 isketch for her genealogy research:

2 ]* a% m8 Q) U) Q* O8 x"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.

, U6 L8 D- |( v2 L+ ?' l4 IIn 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
function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
collapsed."

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