Geordie Hormel

George A. Hormel was the son of Jay Catherwood and Germaine (DuBois) Hormel, CEO's of the George A. Hormel Company in Austin, Minnesota, the creators of Spam. He was the grandson of George A. Hormel, the founder of the Hormel meat packing plant in Austin. In his parent's Chateau-style home near Austin Geordie operated a hotel and restaurant known as Kingswood. He also operated with a friend a Tavern in Austin which featured the fireman's pole from the old Mankato Fire Station in Mankato, Minnesota.