James Cox Chambers

Last updated

James Cox Chambers
Born1956or1957(age 67–68) [1]
Atlanta, Georgia, US [2]
Education Bard College
Occupation(s)Renewable energy entrepreneur, biodynamic farmer, and filmmaker
Known for16.3% share in Cox Enterprises
Spouses
Lauren Hamilton
​
​
(m. 1982,divorced)​
​
(m. 2004)​
Children2, including Fergie
Parent(s)Robert W. Chambers
Anne Cox Chambers
Relatives James M. Cox (grandfather)
Katharine Rayner (half-sister)
Margaretta Taylor (half-sister)
Barbara Cox Anthony (aunt)
James C. Kennedy (first cousin)
Blair Parry-Okeden (first cousin)
Margaret Hamilton (former-mother-in-law)

James Cox Chambers (born 1956/57) is an American billionaire heir, renewable energy businessman, and filmmaker. As of May 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$4.7 billion. [3]

Contents

Early life

Chambers is the son of Anne Cox Chambers, the former US Ambassador to Belgium, [4] and the grandson of newspaper publisher, three-time Governor of Ohio, and 1920 Democratic nominee for President James M. Cox. He has two half-sisters from his mother's first marriage, Katharine Ann Johnson and Margaretta Johnson. He graduated from Bard College in 1982. [5]

Career

Chambers is a renewable energy businessman, biodynamic farmer, and filmmaker. [4] [6] Chambers is a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks, [7] publisher of the Atlanta Constitution, and Atlanta Journal newspapers. Chambers also resides on the Board of Trustees of Bard College as Chair [8] and is on the board of directors for the Communities in Schools. [5] Chambers appeared in the 1984 film Alphabet City . [5] [9]

Wealth

In 2015, his mother Anne Cox Chambers distributed her 49% share in Cox Enterprises equally among her three children. [1] As of June 2018, his net worth is $6.3 billion. [10]

Personal life

In 1982, Chambers married fellow Bard College alumna and actress Lauren Hamilton, the daughter of computer pioneer Margaret Hamilton and James Cox Hamilton, both of Cambridge, Massachusetts. [11] They have a son, James "Jim" Cox Chambers Jr., also known as Fergie, who describes himself as a communist and a "professional revolutionary". [12]

In 2004, Chambers married Nabila Khashoggi, daughter of billionaire Adnan Khashoggi. [13] [12] They have a son and live in Palisades, New York, US. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Brendan Coffey (November 20, 2015). "Three Cox Billionaires Minted as Matriarch Gives Away Wealth - Bloomberg Business". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Our National Leadership - Communities In Schools". www.communitiesinschools.org.
  3. 1 2 "Forbes profile: James Chambers". Forbes. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Our National Leadership - Communities In Schools". www.communitiesinschools.org. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "James Cox Chambers". Communities In Schools. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ rcbizjournal (March 6, 2019). "Just One Rockland Resident Lands On Forbes' Billionaire's List". Rockland County Business Journal. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  7. ↑ Willis, Kris (December 4, 2015). "Who owns the Atlanta Hawks?". Peachtree Hoops. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ College, Bard. "Bard College Commencement 2021 at Bard College". www.bard.edu. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  9. ↑ "James Cox Chambers". BFI. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Here Are The 198 New Billionaires Of 2016". Forbes.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Lauren Hamilton, Actress, Is Married In New York to James Cox Chambers". The New York Times . October 10, 1982. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  12. 1 2 Peisner, David (March 24, 2024). "Fergie Chambers is Heir to One of America's Richest Families -- and Determined to See the U.S. Fall". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Fall Bardian 2016". November 23, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.