Background
Whitehead, Cecil Lee was born on January 6, 1892 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. Son of Nathaniel W. and Dora (Tompkins) Whitehead.
Whitehead, Cecil Lee was born on January 6, 1892 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. Son of Nathaniel W. and Dora (Tompkins) Whitehead.
Bachelor, Louisiana State University, 1912. Bachelor of Laws, Louisiana State University, 1914.
Private practice, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1914-1917; private practice, Los Angeles, from 1925; public defender, then prosecuting attorney, 1914-1917; prosecuting attorney specializing in trial cases, from 1924; trustee, Braille Institute American, Inc., from 1936; president, Braille Institute American, Inc., from 1956.
First lieutenant Field Artillery, United States Army, World War I.
Married Sima Emily Juntenen, May 23, 1925.