Trutch, Sir Joseph William National Historic Person

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Honorable Joseph W. Trutch, lieutenant-governor of British Columbia © William James Topley / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Library and Archives Canada / PA-014201
Joseph W. Trutch
© William James Topley / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Library and Archives Canada / PA-014201
Joseph William Trutch. This photo was taken while Mr. Trutch was in Ottawa arranging the terms for B.C.'s entry into Confederation. © William James Topley / Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / PA-025343Honorable Joseph W. Trutch, lieutenant-governor of British Columbia © William James Topley / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Library and Archives Canada / PA-014201
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Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 1975-11-28
Life Date: 1826 to 1904

Other Name(s):
  • Sir Joseph William Trutch  (Designation Name)
Research Report Number: 2022-48, 2022-48-A

Importance: Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia (1871-76), noted civil engineer, associated with the residential school system and policies affecting Indigenous Peoples in Canada