Thomas Martin Wheeler (23 November 1811 – 16 February 1862) was a British radical activist, journalist, and insurance society manager.
[1][2] Wheeler was travelling by train with his wife on Christmas Eve in 1841, when the Sonning Cutting railway accident occurred.
He remained involved in the Chartist movement, taking the lead in organising the huge demonstration on Kennington Common in 1848.
[1][2] With more time on his hands, Wheeler wrote a novel, Sunshine and Shadow, a semi-autobiographical work, which was serialised in the Northern Echo.
The Land Company had found itself in financial difficulties, and Wheeler briefly returned as its secretary in an attempt to resolve them.
[1] In 1852, Wheeler left the Northern Echo to become secretary of a new venture, the People's Paper, which was to be edited by Ernest Jones.