Joseph William Trutch (1826-1904) was a West Coast pioneer. He was a civil engineer and contractor, served as a Member of the Vancouver Island House of Assembly, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for the Colony of British Columbia, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia (1871-1876) and Resident Agent of the Dominion Government in B.C. (1879-1889). John Trutch was a civil engineer and surveyer who was involved in the construction of roads to the gold fields of British Columbia. He was also Land Commissioner for the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway.
From the description of Trutch family fonds. 1845-1957. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606463192