James Trail

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Clarissa Catherine Trail [née Porter]
(m. 1798)
James Trail
Member of Parliament for Orford
In office
7 July 1802 1 November 1806
Servingwith Lord Robert Seymour
Alma mater University 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]

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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]

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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.