Jefferson Davis Cohn

Jefferson Davis Cohn (1881–1951) was a British American publisher and horse breeder. He was the godson of Jefferson Davis.[1]

Jefferson Davis Cohn
Born1881
Died1951
NationalityBritish American
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1921)

In 1914, he bought Teddy from Edmond Blanc for 5,400 francs. Cohn also owned Haras du Bois-Roussel, a breeding farm in Alençon, which he sold to Léon Volterra.

He was married firstly to Florence, daughter of the Member of Parliament, financier and swindler Horatio Bottomley,[2][3] and secondly, in 1921, to Marcelle Chantal.

References

  1. http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,930243,00.html
  2. Dictionary of World Biography: The 20th Century A- GI: Volume VII, ed. Frank N. Magill, Routledge, 1999, p. 382
  3. Paris 1918: The War Diary of the British Ambassador, the 17th Earl of Derby, ed. David Dutton, Liverpool University Press, p. 12


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