James Trail (19 December 1745 - 16 August 1808) was a British lawyer and

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politician, serving as the

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for Orford between 1802 and 1806.

Early life

Trail was a graduate of

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before then going on to achieve an LLB at the

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Personal life

His brother, Henry Trail, was also a MP. In 1798, he married Clarissa Catherine Trail ().

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trail, James 1745 births 1808 deaths Members of the Middle Temple Alumni of the University of Glasgow UK MPs 1802–1806 Tory members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom