Meldrim Thomson Jr. (March 8, 1912 – April 19, 2001) was an American politician who served three terms as the 73rd governor of New Hampshire from 1973 to 1979.

In 1966, as chairman of the Orford School Board, Thomson refused to accept federal education aid because he said there were too many strings attached.

He lost races for governor in Republican primaries in 1968 and 1970, running again in the 1970 general election on the third-party American Independent party.

In 1978, Thomson ran for a fourth term, defeating former governor Wesley Powell in the Republican primary and faced Democrat Hugh Gallen.

"[9] The conflict ended in the U.S. Supreme Court with the drawing of an ocean boundary between the two states at the mouth of the Piscataqua River.

Thomson was dismayed by Reagan's announcement that he would select moderate Republican Senator Richard Schweiker of Pennsylvania as his running mate should he win the nomination.

However, after getting on the presidential general-election ballot in Alabama, Kansas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Maine, his campaign contributions dried up when it was evident that Ronald Reagan was going to win the Republican nomination for president.

Cube Farm lined both sides of the road, was named the "Governor Meldrim Thomson Scenic Highway."