Catherine Willis Gray
Catherine Daingerfield Willis Gray Murat (August 17, 1803 – August 6, 1867) was an American socialite and preservationist. In 1858, she was appointed the first vice regent for Florida by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Together with Ellen Call Long, she raised significant funds for the acquisition and restoration of Mount Vernon. Catherine Murat was the great-grandniece of George Washington and was married to the former heir of the Kingdom of Naples, Prince Achille Murat.
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| Born | Catherine Daingerfield Willis August 17, 1803 |
| Died | August 6, 1867 (aged 63) Bellevue Plantation, Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
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| Parent(s) | Byrd C. Willis Mary Lewis Willis |
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