title: Jay Catherwood Hormel
text: 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.
  
  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.
  
  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
  
  1892 births
  1954 deaths
  People from Austin, Minnesota
  Businesspeople in the meat packing industry
  Hormel Foods people
  American food company founders