Jessie Isabel Meighen ( Cox; April 18, 1882 – September 6, 1985) was a Canadian schoolteacher who was the wife of Arthur Meighen, the ninth Prime Minister of Canada.
She was born in Granby, Quebec, and was a schoolteacher in Birtle, Manitoba, when she met Arthur Meighen. The couple married on 24 June 1904 in Birtle. They had two sons and one daughter:
- Theodore Roosevelt O'Neil Meighen (1905–1979)
- Maxwell Charles Gordon Meighen (1908–1992)
- Lillian Mary Laura Meighen Wright (1910–1993)
Meighen, whom her husband affectionately called "Nan" in private, was responsible for raising their children while Arthur was working. Reportedly, Isabel enjoyed social gatherings more than Arthur did, and she often accompanied him during overseas trips, including in 1921 when she travelled with him to the Imperial Conference in London. At the time of her death, she was the oldest living former spouse of a Canadian Prime Minister.
See also
- Spouse of the prime minister of Canada