Representative John M. Greig View All Years

JOHN MORSE GREIG

John Morse Greig was born July 3, 1934, the son of John and Florence Greig. He attended and graduated from Estherville schools in 1952. He married Connie Kint on August 3, 1958, in Estherville and their union created two children.

John received his Bachelor of Science in business/finance from the University of Minnesota in 1956. He was a member of the ROTC and Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity. He received his master’s degree from Iowa State University, College of Agriculture in animal production in 1960. After graduating from Iowa State University, he moved back to Emmet County and worked for Greig & Company, the family business, which he later became president of and passed to his son.

He was a member of the founding board of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, serving as its President in 1975 and 1976. He chaired the Environmental Committee and on the executive committee of the National Cattlemen’s Association. He was appointed to serve on the Iowa Board of Regents from 1985 to 1991. At the suggestion of the Governor, he ran for the legislature. He thought, “Iowa has been good to me and my family, I need to give something back.”

He and Connie were inducted into the Cattlemen’s Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Animal Science Hall of Fame, presented by the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University in 1992. He received several awards relating to distinguished service to agriculture and environmental stewardship. They were awarded the Iowa Farm Bureau Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award in 2017.

John was a Republican from Emmet County. He was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in the fall of 1992, serving for three terms. During his time he served on the following committees: Agriculture, Energy and Environmental Protection, Chair of Ethics, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means.

Representative Greig passed away on February 24, 2018, at the age of 83.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA, That in the passing of the Honorable John Morse Greig, the State has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House by this Resolution would express its appreciation of his service.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

TEDD GASSMAN

LISA HEDDENS

TERRY BAXTER

Committee