wˈaɪthɛd wʌz fˈɜːst ᵻlˈɛktᵻd luːtˈɛnənt ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ænd sˈɜːvd ɪnðə fˈɜːst ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnɚ sˈiː. ˈeɪ. bˈɑːɾɑːlfsən.
Whitehead was first elected lieutenant governor in 1938 and served in the first administration of Governor C. A. Bottolfsen.