Thomas Henderson Whitehead

Thomas Henderson Whitehead (August 1851 – 8 May 1933) was a Scottish banker in Hong Kong and member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Born at Dunblane, Scotland in August 1851, he initially planned his career as a lawyer and received legal and commercial training in Dunblane and Liverpool.

Career Whitehead joined the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China and became Manager of the Hong Kong branch in 1883 and Superintendent of its Far Eastern Branches in 1893. Whitehead represented the bank to the United States Government on the issue of maintaining the stability of Mexican dollars. He was a prominent figure of the banking system until he retired in 1920.

Whitehead was also a correspondent for The Times in Hong Kong and came into prominence in 1895 when he disclosed the secret treaty between China and Russia regarding the occupation of Port Arthur.

Whitehead died in a London nursing house on 8 May 1933 at the age of 81. The cremation took place at Golders Green and interment at Dunblane.

Publications How a crown colony is governed: Taxation without representation The Expansion of Trade in China British Interests in China Address on the Expansion of Trade with China World's Monetary Economic Crisis: World's Economic Laws Violated, World's Monetary Measures Answerable, Remedy The Critical Position of British Trade with Oriental Countries