Joseph Trutch

Sir Joseph William Trutch
Joseph Trutch, c. June 1870
1st Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
In office
5 July 1871 – 27 June 1876
MonarchVictoria
Governors GeneralThe Lord Lisgar
The Earl of Dufferin
PremierJohn Foster McCreight
Amor De Cosmos
George Anthony Walkem
Andrew Charles Elliott
Preceded byAnthony Musgrave
Succeeded byAlbert Norton Richards
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Vancouver Island for Victoria District
In office
November 26, 1861 – February 27, 1863
Preceded byHenry Pering Pellew Crease
Succeeded byEdward Henry Jackson
Personal details
Born(1826-01-18)18 January 1826
Ashcott, England
Died4 March 1904(1904-03-04) (aged 78)
Somerset, England
NationalityEnglish, Canadian
Spouse
Julia Elizabeth Hyde
(m. 1855)
EducationMount Radford School
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionCivil engineer, land surveyor

Sir Joseph William Trutch, KCMG (18 January 1826 – 4 March 1904) was an English-born Canadian civil engineer, land surveyor, and politician who served as first Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.