Biographical Info
Robert Meek was born on November 22, 1823, in Dutchess County, New York. He entered the railroad industry in 1848, initially working as a machinist and later held other roles, including engineer and master machinist.
From September 1886 until 1870, he served as the assistant superintendent and superintendent of the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad. He then went to the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, serving as a division superintendent of the line between Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Paris, Tennessee, until 1873.
Between 1873 and 1881, he was the superintendent of the South & North Alabama Railroad. Later, he was the general superintendent of the Paducah & Elizabethtown and the Chesapeake & Ohio railroads. From 1884 to 1885, he worked with the Wabash, Chester & Western Railway.
In 1885, he was appointed superintendent of the Chesapeake & Nashville. He held the position until he died in Gallatin, Tennessee, on December 10, 1903.