About James Trail
Lived 1745 – 1808 (aged 62). James Trail was a British 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. Orford was a pocket borough, where he was brought in by Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford.
Early life Trail was a graduate of University of Glasgow before then going on to achieve an LLB at the Middle Temple.
Personal life His brother, Henry Trail, was also an MP. In 1798, he married Clarissa Catherine Trail .
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British Member of Parliament (1745-1808)
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James Trail was born on 19 December 1745.
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James Trail died on 16 August 1808.
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