James Trail | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Orford | |
| In office 7 July 1802 – 1 November 1806 | |
| Preceded by | Earl of Yarmouth |
| Succeeded by | Lord Henry Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1745 |
| Died | 16 August 1808 (aged 62) |
| Party | Tory |
| Spouse |
Clarissa Catherine Trail [née Porter]
(m. 1798) |
| Education | University of Glasgow Middle Temple |
| Occupation | Lawyer 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. Orford was a pocket borough, where he was brought in by Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford.
Trail was a graduate of University of Glasgow before then going on to achieve an LLB at the Middle Temple.
His brother, Henry Trail, was also an MP. In 1798, he married Clarissa Catherine Trail (née Porter).