Joseph Whitehead (Canadian politician)

Joseph Whitehead (1814 – March 12, 1894)[1] was a Canadian railway pioneer and political figure.

He represented Huron North in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Liberal member.

He built a sawmill at Saint Boniface to supply lumber during construction of the rail line.

In 1877, he brought the first steam locomotive to Manitoba, The Countess of Dufferin, transporting it by boat up the Red River to Winnipeg.

For a time, he worked in the timber trade in Manitoba, but later retired to Clinton, where his descendants still live as of 2018.