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
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
2 Z. W& f% P, N* [- G: MJudy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.
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& w) B1 H$ Q2 V0 z5 h! ~The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
6 m7 g* \+ K' j7 fthe Manitoba Provincial Jail.
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1 r  P. H1 \$ S) S4 G, `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
7 P$ y4 V# R4 [& c8 y, a' C! B1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.

. B0 A% r  m( ~  }) G: O7 PCaught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
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So Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.
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0 w( _! D: G1 p5 ZBelieve it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
sketch for her genealogy research:
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1 v. f, Q& O. v2 }' a! p. z"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
9 o( m2 \0 g" X: }) l; O4 hbusiness empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
assets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..
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6 S+ e# Y& N/ `3 P0 V1 ~. bBeginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
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% \- _. ^  c8 nIn 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
3 C& a% h9 p* h) Ufunction held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
collapsed."

' ], ~1 Z; A" E6 g$ t% O0 Z. nNOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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