As written in the Arizona Historical Society Greenway Family Collection Biographical notes:

“John Selmes Greenway, lawyer and hotel executive, was born on October 11, 1924 in Santa Barbara, California.  He is the son of Arizona Congresswoman Isabella Greenway King and mining engineer John Campbell Greenway.  He attended Fay School and Phillips Academy, prior to enrolling in Yale University.  During World War II, he left school to serve in the Army.  He graduated from Yale University in 1949 and from the University of Arizona Law School in 1954.  He owned the Arizona Inn; which was built by Isabella Greenway in 1930.  He was actively engaged in ranching at the family's Quarter Circle Double X Ranch in Williams, Arizona until its sale in 1977.  When his mother died in 1953, he inherited Dinsmore Farm in joint ownership with his sister, Martha Ferguson Breasted, and his brother, Robert Munro Ferguson.  John Selmes Greenway has served as chairman of the Pima County Democratic Central Committee; director of Southern Arizona Bank; board member of the University of Arizona Foundation; board president of Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum; board member and officer of Arizona Historical Society; and trustee of St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. “

One of his greatest accomplishments was his extraordinary stewardship of the Arizona Inn, a historically unique hotel situated in Tucson, AZ that has been a quiet retreat to many notable guests since it opened in the 1930’s.  Jack lovingly preserved and diligently modernized the Inn over the years to preserve its status as an oasis in the desert.  His legacy was his appreciation and love for his beloved Tucson, and he acted as a formative community leader and prominent philanthropist as the city expanded.  Jack died in 1995 and is buried in the Dinsmore family graveyard. One of Jack’s many lasting legacies, is the generous endowment fund established for the care of the Dinsmore family graveyard.

Source: https://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/upLoads/library_Greenway-Family.pdf

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