Barbara Cox Anthony
| Barbara Cox Anthony | |
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| Born | 1922
United States |
| Died | May 28 2007 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. |
| Occupation | Chairman, Cox Enterprises |
| Net worth |  $14,6 billion
USD The World's Richest People |
Barbara Cox Anthony (1922 – May 28 2007) was the youngest daughter of James M. Cox, a Democratic Governor of Ohio, newspaper publisher and broadcaster. With her sister Anne Cox Chambers she inherited, via a trust, ownership and control of her father’s company, now called Cox Enterprises.
Her net worth was estimated at $12 billion, based principally on her equity interest in Cox Enterprises which made her one of the richest women in the United States and the richest resident of Hawaii.[1]
She served as a Director of Cox Enterprises, one of the largest diversified media companies in the United States. It owns one
of the nation's largest cable television businesses, which provides
In 2004 Cox Enterprises announced a debt financed $7.9 billion privatization bid for the 38% of the cable television business Cox Communications that it does not already own. With approximately 6.3 million cable subscribers Cox also provides high-speed Internet service to more than 2 million homes and telephone service to 1.1 million homes.
Well known in Hawaii for her support of philanthropic causes, she helped found La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls and served as its Chair from 1978 until her death in Honolulu in 2007 , aged 84, following an extended illness. She also made generous contributions to the Veterinary School of the Colorado State University, endowing two chairs in equine health.
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