Jay Catherwood Hormel

Jay Catherwood Hormel
Testifying before the Senate Unemployment Committee in 1938
Born	(1892-09-11)September 11, 1892 Austin, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	August 30, 1954(1954-08-30) (aged 61) Austin, Minnesota, U.S.
Spouse	Germaine Dubois
Children	3, including Geordie and James
Parent(s)	George A. Hormel Lillian Belle Gleason
Relatives	Smokey Hormel (grandson)

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

• Hormel Historic Home
• Jay C. Hormel Nature Center

References

• Jay Hormel
• Hormel Historic Home Childhood home of Jay C. Hormel in Austin, Minnesota