Sir Joseph William Trutch | |
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![]() Joseph Trutch, c. June 1870 | |
1st Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia | |
In office 5 July 1871 โ 27 June 1876 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Governors General | The Lord Lisgar The Earl of Dufferin |
Premier | John Foster McCreight Amor De Cosmos George Anthony Walkem Andrew Charles Elliott |
Preceded by | Anthony Musgrave |
Succeeded by | Albert Norton Richards |
Personal details | |
Born | Ashcott, England | 18 January 1826
Died | 4 March 1904 Somerset, England | (aged 78)
Nationality | English, Canadian |
Spouse |
Julia Elizabeth Hyde
(m. 1855) |
Education | Mount Radford School |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Civil engineer, land surveyor |
Sir Joseph William Trutch, KCMG (18 January 1826 โ 4 March 1904) was an English-born Canadian civil engineer, land surveyor, and politician who served as first Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.