Theodore D. McNeal (November 5, 1905 – October 25, 1982) was a union organizer, employment opportunity activist, and state legislator in Missouri.

[4][5] He was born in Helena, Arkansas and grew up there before settling in St. Louis after high school.

In 1942, McNeal and attorney David M. Grant founded the St. Louis branch of the March on Washington Movement (MOWM).

He served for 10 years, helping pass landmark civil rights legislation for fairer employment practices.

[7] McNeal's daughter, Betty McNeal Wheeler, was founding principal of the innovative and highly-regarded St. Louis, Missouri public school, Metro Academic and Classical High School, and the former Kennard Classical Junior Academy was re-named the Betty Wheeler Classical Junior Academy, in her honor, in 2022.