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Katharine Rayner

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Katharine Rayner
Born
Katharine Ann Johnson

1944 or 1945 (age 78–79)
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Known forHeiress; 16.4% stake in Cox Enterprises
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)

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

Early life

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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 and Philanthropy

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

In 2019, she donated over $5 million to the Animal Medical Center in New York City.[3]

Personal life

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She has been married twice. She married Jesse Kornbluth, a magazine writer, on May 26, 1984.[4][5] 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.[6]

Rayner lives in East Hampton, New York.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Brendan Coffey (November 20, 2015). "Three Cox Billionaires Minted as Matriarch Gives Away Wealth - Bloomberg Business". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Forbes profile: Katharine Rayner". Forbes. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "AMCNY 2021 Annual Report". Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Katharine Johnson Will Marry May 26". The New York Times. April 8, 1984. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "Miss Johnson Marries Jesse Kornbluth". The New York Times. May 27, 1984. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  6. ^ Sjostrom, Jan. "Painter and travel writer William Rayner dies in New York". palmbeachdailynews.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.