Donald Strehle Whitehead (October 10, 1888 – January 2, 1957) was an American politician from Idaho.

[3][4] He planned to become an engineer, but his father's illness forced him to return to the family business; In 1909, Whitehead became a druggist in Boise, and on November 17, 1909, he married Muriel G.

[3] Whitehead began his political career in 1922, when he was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives.

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[9] Whitehead died in 1957; At the time of his death, he was the only person to have served as both Speaker of the Idaho House and as Lt.