(1909 - 8 July 1936) (his death)
Meighan met Frances Ring (July 4, 1882 – January 15, 1951). Ring was an attractive stage actress, on Broadway when Meighan was also appearing. She was a sister of popular singer Blanche Ring. Actor and director A. Edward Sutherland was a nephew of both Blanche Ring and Meighan. Sutherland's mother, Julie, was a sister of Blanche and Frances Ring.
Meighan and Ring became inseparable and soon married. They remained married until his death in 1936. Their happy marriage was considered a strong one prompting one writer to remark, "Thomas Meighan and Rin Tin Tin were the only Hollywood stars who had never seen a divorce court". The couple had no children.