Margaretta Taylor

Summary

Margaretta Taylor (nee Johnson, born 1942) is an American billionaire heiress.

Margaretta Taylor
Born
Margaretta Johnson

1942 (age 81–82)[1]
Atlanta, Georgia, US
OccupationPhilanthropist
Known forholding a 16.4% stake in Cox Enterprises
Children2, including Alexander C. Taylor
ParentAnne Cox Chambers
RelativesJames M. Cox (grandfather)
Katharine Rayner (sister)
James Cox Chambers (brother)

She is the daughter of Anne Cox Chambers, and the granddaughter of the newspaper publisher James M. Cox. As of May 2022, her net worth was estimated at US$4.7 billion.[2]

In 2015, her mother Anne Cox Chambers distributed her 49% share in Cox Enterprises equally between her three children: Katharine Rayner, Margaretta Taylor, and James Cox Chambers.[3][4]

Since January 2018, her son Alexander C. Taylor has been the CEO of Cox Enterprises.[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index - Margaretta Taylor". Bloomberg News. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Margaretta Taylor". Forbes. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Brendan Coffey (December 17, 2018). "Three Cox Billionaires Minted as Matriarch Gives Away Wealth - Bloomberg Business". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Pennington, Isadora (March 5, 2020). "Remembering A Local Legend: The Inimitable Anne Cox Chambers". Buckhead. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "News Releases". Cox Enterprises Inc. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Cox Enterprises Corporate Leadership - Cox Enterprises". www.coxenterprises.com. Retrieved December 12, 2018.