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Margaretta Taylor
Margaretta Taylor (nee Johnson, born 1942) is an American billionaire heiress.
Margaretta Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Margaretta Johnson 1942 (age 81–82)[1] Atlanta, Georgia, US |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Known for | holding a 16.4% stake in Cox Enterprises |
| Children | 2, including Alexander C. Taylor |
| Parent | Anne Cox Chambers |
| Relatives | James 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
- ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index - Margaretta Taylor". Bloomberg News. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "Margaretta Taylor". Forbes. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Brendan Coffey (December 17, 2018). "Three Cox Billionaires Minted as Matriarch Gives Away Wealth - Bloomberg Business". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ Pennington, Isadora (March 5, 2020). "Remembering A Local Legend: The Inimitable Anne Cox Chambers". Buckhead. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "News Releases". Cox Enterprises Inc. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ "Cox Enterprises Corporate Leadership - Cox Enterprises". www.coxenterprises.com. Retrieved December 12, 2018.