Robert Baumle Meyner (/ˈmaɪnər/ MY-nur; July 3, 1908 – May 27, 1990) was an American Democratic Party politician and attorney who served as the 44th governor of New Jersey from 1954 to 1962.

Meyner graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1926, and entered Lafayette College, where he majored in government and law.

[1] While still in school, Meyner had been employed as an apprentice coremaker by the Warren Foundry and Pipe Corporation and Ingersoll Rand.

[citation needed] During World War II, Meyner served as an officer in the Navy, and he was discharged with the rank of lieutenant commander.

[citation needed] Meyner's prominent involvement in civic and social affairs, as well as the recognition it generated, helped him in 1941 during his first bid for elected office.

[citation needed] The ailing New Jersey Democratic Party chose Meyner as its gubernatorial candidate in 1953, and he achieved a surprise victory, boosted by a minor scandal surrounding his opponent, Paul L. Troast.

Meyner's first term was marked by strong support for state education and a general restructuring of the government.

But after 16 years of Democratic administrations, Republican William T. Cahill won election over Meyner.