James Trail
Member of Parliament for Orford
In office
7 July 1802  1 November 1806
Serving with Lord Robert Seymour
Preceded byEarl of Yarmouth
Succeeded byLord Henry Moore
Personal details
Born(1745-12-19)19 December 1745
Died16 August 1808(1808-08-16) (aged 62)
Political partyTory
Spouse
Clarissa Catherine Trail [née Porter]
(m. 1798)
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Middle Temple
OccupationLawyer and politician

James Trail (19 December 1745 - 16 August 1808) was a British lawyer and Tory politician, serving as the Member of Parliament for Orford between 1802 and 1806.[1]

Early life

Trail was a graduate of University of Glasgow before then going on to achieve an LLB at the Middle Temple.[2]

Personal life

His brother, Henry Trail, was also a MP.[3] In 1798, he married Clarissa Catherine Trail (née Porter).[4]

References

  1. "Mr James Trail (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. "TRAIL, James (1745-1808), of Hadleigh,, Suff. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. "Weymouth and Melcombe Regis | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. "Electronic Enlightenment: Clarissa Catherine Trail [née Porter]". www.e-enlightenment.com. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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