Alfred Whitehead (14 January 1862 – 21 February 1945) was a British co-operative activist.
Born in the Newton Heath area of Manchester, Whitehead left school at the age of ten to work in a textile factory.
He succeeded as secretary of the union in 1912, serving until 1929.
[1] Whitehead also served on the executive of the International Co-operative Alliance from 1910, and as its vice-president from 1921.
[1] In his spare time, Whitehead taught in a Sunday school, was active in the temperance movement, and joined the Union of Democratic Control.