A. R. Meek

Almon Rouse Meek (1834 – June 30, 1888), also referred to as Almon R. Meek and A. R. Meek, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the eighth Florida Attorney General.

Early life and education Meek was born in Greenfield, Indiana, in 1834. In 1857, Meek attended Harvard University, graduating the next year. He moved to Florida in 1868 and was admitted into the Florida Bar on April 9, 1868.

Political career Governor Harrison Reed, who like Meek was a Midwesterner who came to Florida after the American Civil War, appointed Meek as the eighth Florida Attorney General.

Meek resigned as Florida Attorney General in 1870 due to his health. He later served as a U.S. Court Commissioner and as the Chief Supervisor of Elections for the Northern District of Florida.

Personal life In 1868, Meek married Eliza R. Rice, a friend he met while at Harvard, though she died the next year. In 1872, he married Phoebe Caroline Piper, another old friend. He had no children with either wife.

Death Meek died on June 30, 1888, at his home in Jacksonville, Florida.