Margaretta Taylor
American billionaire heiress (born 1942)
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Margaretta Taylor (nee Johnson, born 1942) is an American billionaire heiress.
Born
1942 (age 83–84)[1]
Margaretta Johnson
1942 (age 83–84)[1]
Atlanta, Georgia, US
OccupationPhilanthropist
Knownforholding a 16.4% stake in Cox Enterprises
Children2, including Alexander C. Taylor
Margaretta Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Margaretta Johnson 1942 (age 83–84)[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 February 2026, her net worth was estimated at US$6.8 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]
