Katharine Rayner

Katharine Ann Johnson "Kathy" Rayner (born 1944/1945) is an American billionaire heiress.

Katharine Rayner
Born
Katharine Ann Johnson

1944/1945 (age 75–76)
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Known forHeiress, holding a 16.4% stake in Cox Enterprises
Net worthUS$5.2 billion (September 2020)[1]
Spouse(s)Jesse Kornbluth
William P. "Billy" Rayner (1929 - January 22, 2018)
Parent(s)Anne Cox Chambers
Louis G. Johnson
RelativesMargaretta Taylor (sister)
James Cox Chambers (half-brother)

Early life

She was born Katharine Ann Johnson to Anne Cox Chambers and Louis G. Johnson. Her maternal grandfather is James M. Cox. She has a sister Margaretta Taylor, and a half-brother James Cox Chambers, from her mother's second marriage.

Wealth

In 2015, Rayner's mother Anne Cox Chambers distributed her 49% share in Cox Enterprises equally between her three children.[2] As of September 2020, her net worth is US$ 5.2 billion.[1]

Personal life

She has been married twice. She married Jesse Kornbluth, a magazine writer, on May 26, 1984.[3][4] They eventually divorced. Her second husband was painter and travel writer William P. "Billy" Rayner, who died on January 22, 2018 at the age of 88.[5]

Rayner lives in East Hampton, New York.[1]

References
  1. "Forbes profile: Katharine Rayner". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. Brendan Coffey (November 20, 2015). "Three Cox Billionaires Minted as Matriarch Gives Away Wealth - Bloomberg Business". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  3. "Katharine Johnson Will Marry May 26". The New York Times. April 8, 1984. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  4. "Miss Johnson Marries Jesse Kornbluth". The New York Times. May 27, 1984. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  5. Sjostrom, Jan. "Painter and travel writer William Rayner dies in New York". palmbeachdailynews.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
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