Jay Catherwood Hormel
{{Short description|American businessman (1892–1954)}}
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|birth_place=Austin, Minnesota, U.S.
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|spouse= Germaine Dubois
|children=3, including Geordie and James
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Lillian Belle Gleason
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Jay Catherwood Hormel (September 11, 1892 – August 30, 1954) was the son of George A. Hormel, founder of Hormel Foods, and was head of the company from 1929 to 1954.
Early life
Hormel was born in Austin, Minnesota, in 1892.
Career
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 Hormel. He was a member of the America First Committee prior to the United States' entry into World War II.
Personal life
Hormel married Germaine Dubois in 1922. Hormel had three sons: George Albert "Geordie" Hormel, Thomas Dubois Hormel, and James Catherwood Hormel.
Death
Hormel died on August 30, 1954, in Austin, Minnesota. H.H. Corey was named chairman of the board of Hormel a few months later. Hormel's mansion later became a children's residential treatment center.
See also
References
- [http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0771944.html Jay Hormel]
- [http://www.hormelhistorichome.org Hormel Historic Home] Childhood home of Jay C. Hormel in Austin, Minnesota
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Category:People from Austin, Minnesota
Category:Businesspeople in the meat packing industry