Katharine Rayner

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Katharine Rayner
Born
Katharine Ann Johnson

1944/1945(age 77–78)
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
Relatives Margaretta Taylor (sister)
James Cox Chambers (half-brother)

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

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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 and Philanthropy

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

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]

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