Margaretta Taylor Explained

Margaretta Taylor
Birth Name:	Margaretta Johnson
Birth Date:	^[1]
Birth Place:	Atlanta, Georgia, US
Occupation:	Philanthropist
Known For:	holding a 16.4% stake in Cox Enterprises
Parents:	Anne Cox Chambers
Children:	2, including Alexander C. Taylor
Relations:	James M. Cox (grandfather) Katharine Rayner (sister) James Cox Chambers (brother)

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

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]}

Notes and References

1. News: Bloomberg Billionaires Index - Margaretta Taylor. Bloomberg News. June 28, 2018.
2. Web site: Margaretta Taylor. Forbes. 29 September 2020.
3. Web site: Brendan Coffey . Three Cox Billionaires Minted as Matriarch Gives Away Wealth - Bloomberg Business . Bloomberg.com . December 17, 2018. December 17, 2018.
4. Web site: Pennington . Isadora . 2020-03-05 . Remembering A Local Legend: The Inimitable Anne Cox Chambers . 2022-11-10 . Buckhead . en-US.
5. Web site: News Releases. Cox Enterprises Inc.. December 12, 2018.
6. Web site: Cox Enterprises Corporate Leadership - Cox Enterprises. www.coxenterprises.com. December 12, 2018.