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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) w. O6 R6 }, {: fJudy 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
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Judy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.
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' W! Q7 c. `% [" xThe only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
. m8 i7 b6 f) ^6 P3 `# Hthe Manitoba Provincial Jail.


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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- y9 D6 G- l4 i3 HCaught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

So Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
3 \' O3 w9 T5 `3 y" V- S$ itheir great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.
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Believe it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
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"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
! [4 e* J6 m1 y2 k8 v: b2 B8 K! |business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
assets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..


1 I4 W) }# E) R" T' K8 S( j8 pBeginning 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
# `' V5 F5 s) K9 P7 Afunction 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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