James Cox Chambers
American billionaire heir From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American billionaire heir From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
James Cox Chambers | |
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| Born | 1956 or 1957 (age 66–67)[1] |
| Education | Bard College |
| Occupation(s) | Renewable energy entrepreneur, biodynamic farmer, and filmmaker |
| Known for | 16.3% share in Cox Enterprises |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2, 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) |
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]
Chambers is a renewable energy businessman, biodynamic farmer[better source needed], and filmmaker.[4] Chambers is a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks,[6] publisher of the Atlanta Constitution, and Atlanta Journal newspapers. Chambers also resides on the Board of Trustees of Bard College as Chair[7] and is on the board of directors for the Communities in Schools.[5] Chambers appeared in the 1984 film Alphabet City.[5][8]
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.[9]
In 1982, Chambers married fellow Bard College alumna and actress Lauren Hamilton, who is the daughter of NASA scientist, mathematician and computer pioneer Margaret Hamilton and James Cox Hamilton, both of Cambridge, Massachusetts.[10] They have a son, James "Jim" Cox Chambers Jr., also known as Fergie, who sees himself as a "professional revolutionary".[11]
In 2004, Chambers married Nabila Khashoggi, daughter of billionaire Adnan Khashoggi.[12][11] They have a son and live in Palisades, New York, US.[3]
