James Trail

James Trail 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.