Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893–1954)
Gustavus Franklin Swift Jr.
SWIFT, GUSTAVUS FRANKLIN JR. (1881–1943), inducted between 1948–1951
Younger brother, Gustavus Franklin Swift Jr. took over as president, serving through 1937. To weather the Great Depression, Gus Swift shifted production to emphasize fresh meats marketed under several Swift brand labels. Youngest brother, Harold Higgins Swift, was the last of Gustavus’s sons to serve as chairman of the company, in 1948. Swift and Company eventually became a subsidiary of ConAgra, and later, of the multinational Brazil-based company JBS S.A. The JBS Swift Group is the largest processor of fresh beef and pork in the world today.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 185