Thomas L. Whittle | |
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| Born | May 21, 1812 Mersea Township, Upper Canada |
| Died | July 3, 1868 (aged 56) |
| Known for | Mormon pioneer and missionary |
Thomas Levi Whittle (May 21, 1812 – July 3, 1868) was a Canadian farmer who joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1837, later crossing the American Great Plains in 1848 among the first company of pioneers to enter and settle near Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. He was also a 49er, having been one of a small group of men called by Brigham Young to seek gold in California soon after its discovery in 1849, and one of the first missionaries for the Church to the Sandwich Islands, now Hawaii.