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Katherine Murray, countess of Dunmore |
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| Neé | Herbert |
| Dates | 1814 - 1886 |
| Additional date information | 1814-08-31 to 1886-02-12 |
| Place born | London |
| Place died | Carberry Tower, Musselburgh |
| Short biography |
promoter of Harris Tweed industry, |
| Biography |
lady-in-waiting to Victoria, inherited Dunmore estate on Harris when widowed 1846, promoted weaving and selling of tweed see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online |
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| In BDSW? | No |
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