Thomas Meikle (4 December 1861[1] – 8 February 1939[2]), born in Scotland, was a businessman and pioneer in Southern Rhodesia, the African country now known as Zimbabwe.
He travelled to Durban, Natal (in present-day South Africa), in December 1869 with his parents, his brothers John and Stewart and his sister Jeannie.
He worked initially as a transport rider, then as a gold prospector, finally settling as a trader in Mashonaland.
In 1894 he set up stores in Bulawayo and Gwelo (present-day Gweru) with his brother John, who pulled out of the venture two years later.
[3] He died at Hillside, Bulawayo on 8 February 1939 after a long illness, and was survived by his widow and four daughters.