Peter Whitehead (1793–1866) was a prominent business man in Rawtenstall, Lancashire.
With his brothers Thomas and David he established Thomas Whitehead and Brothers in 1815.
[1] Following the dissolution of Thomas Whitehead and Brothers in 1855, Whitehead built the Ilex Mill, Rawtenstall in 1856.
[2] He is buried in the same grave as his two brothers in the churchyard of Longholme Methodist Church.
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