Jay Catherwood Hormel was the son of George A. Hormel

George A. Hormel

George A. Hormel was the founder of Hormel in 1891.Hormel was born in Buffalo, New York, USA, in 1860 and later settled in Austin, Minnesota. He established his meat packing company in 1891 and established a food company that continues to thrive today.He remained head of the company until 1929...

, founder of Hormel Foods, and was head of the company from 1929 to 1954.

Hormel was born in Austin, Minnesota

Austin, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 23,314 people, 9,897 households, and 6,076 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,168.2 people per square mile . There were 10,261 housing units at an average density of 954.3 per square mile...

, in 1892.

In 1914, Hormel left college to work for the Hormel company. He continued to work there with only a brief interruption to serve in the military during World War I. In 1929 he was named president of the company.

Hormel married Germaine Dubois in 1922. They had three sons: George Albert "Geordie" Hormel

Geordie Hormel

George "Geordie" Hormel was the son of Jay Catherwood Hormel and grandson of George A. Hormel. He was a musician and recording studio proprietor....

, Thomas Dubois Hormel, and James Catherwood Hormel

James Hormel

James Catherwood Hormel is an American philanthropist and grandson of George A. Hormel, founder of Hormel Foods .-Early years:Hormel was born in Austin, Minnesota. He earned a B.A...

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Hormel died in 1954. H.H. Corey was named chairman of the board of Hormel a few months later.