James M. Cox Jr.

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James McMahon Cox Jr., pictured in 1973, inherited control of Cox Enterprises in 1957, upon the death of his father, James Middleton Cox. Under his leadership, the company acquired its first cable television station in 1962 and also entered into the publishing, film, and automobile auction industries.

Courtesy of Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

James M. Cox Jr.

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