Donald S. Whitehead
Politician
1888 – 1957
Who was Donald S. Whitehead?
Donald Strehle Whitehead was a Republican politician from Idaho. He served a combined six years as the 23rd and 28th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho between 1939 and 1951.
Whitehead was first elected lieutenant governor in 1938 and served in the first administration of Governor C. A. Bottolfsen. He was elected again in 1946 and served a four-year term under Governor C. A. Robins. He previously served as Speaker of the Idaho State House of Representatives.
In June 1947 Whitehead reported seeing a UFO in Boise. The same day pilot Kenneth Arnold said he saw a similar object near Mount Rainier. The reported sightings received national media coverage.
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- Born
- Oct 10, 1888
Three Oaks - Also known as
- Donald Whitehead
- Education
- Chowan University
- Lived in
- Idaho
- Died
- Jan 2, 1957
Boise
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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