age ~71
from Springfield, OR
George A. Hormel (18601946) was the founder of Hormel (then known as George A. Hormel & Co.) in 1891. Hormel was born in Buffalo, New York, USA, in 1860 and later settled in Austin ...
He opened George A. Hormel & Co. in the northeast part of Austin in an old creamery building on the Cedar River. To make ends meet in those early days, Hormel continued to trade in ...