Career
Van Meeuwen was the son of Eduardus Johannes Petrus van Meeuwen, a governor of Limburg, and Cornelia Theresia Hanssen. Pieter"s grandfather was a large brewer in "s-Hertogenbosch and Amsterdam. Pieter van Meeuwen studied law at Leiden University.
From 1859 he was a lawyer in "s-Hertogenbosch.
