George de Rue Meiklejohn (/ˈmiːkəlˌdʒɒn/; August 26, 1857 – April 19, 1929) was an American politician who served as the fifth lieutenant governor of Nebraska under Governor John Milton Thayer and as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Nebraska.

[1][2] de Rue Meiklejohn was born in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, on August 26, 1857.

He went to the state normal school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (now University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh).

[1][2] In 1884 Meiklejohn was elected a member of the Nebraska Legislature, serving from 1884 to 1888.

[1] Meiklejohn ran unsuccessfully for election to the United States Senate from Nebraska in 1901 to fill the seat of Monroe Hayward.