Margaretta Taylor

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

Margaretta Taylor
Born
Margaretta Johnson

1942 (age 7879)[1]
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPhilanthropist
Known forholding a 16.4% stake in Cox Enterprises
Net worth$5.2 billion (September 2020)[2]
ChildrenAlexander C. Taylor
Parent(s)Anne Cox Chambers
RelativesJames M. Cox (grandfather)
Katharine Rayner (sister)
James Cox Chambers (brother)

She was born Margaretta Johnson, the daughter of Anne Cox Chambers, and the granddaughter of the newspaper publisher James M. Cox. As of December 2018, her net worth is $5.9 billion.[2]

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

Since January 2018, her son Alexander C. Taylor has been the CEO of Cox Enterprises.[4][5]

References

  1. "Bloomberg Billionaires Index - Margaretta Taylor". Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. "Margaretta Taylor". Forbes. 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. "News Releases". Cox Enterprises Inc. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  5. "Cox Enterprises Corporate Leadership - Cox Enterprises". www.coxenterprises.com. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
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