Jefferson Davis Cohn

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

Jefferson Davis Cohn
Born1881
London
Died1951 (aged 6970)
Manhattan, New York
NationalityBritish American
Spouse
Marcelle Chantal
(m. 1921)

In 1914, he bought the racehorse 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, and secondly, in 1921, to Marcelle Chantal.

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