Donald S. Whitehead
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Donald S. Whitehead | |
23rd and 28th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
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In office January 2, 1939 – January 6, 1941 January 6, 1947 – January 1, 1951 |
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Governor | C. A. Bottolfsen (1st time) C. A. Robins (2nd time) |
Preceded by | Charles C. Gossett (1939) A. R. McCabe (1947) |
Succeeded by | Charles C. Gossett (1941) Edson H. Deal (1951) |
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Political party | Republican |
Donald S. Whitehead was a Republican politician from Idaho. He served a combined six years as 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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Preceded by Charles C. Gossett |
Lieutenant Governor of Idaho January 2, 1939–January 6, 1941 |
Succeeded by Charles C. Gossett |
Preceded by A. R. McCabe |
Lieutenant Governor of Idaho January 6, 1947–January 1, 1951 |
Succeeded by Edson H. Deal |