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George Traill

George Traill

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For the British military officer and cricketer, see George Traill (British Army officer).

George Traill (5 November 1787 – 29 September 1871)[1][2] was a Liberal Party politician in Scotland. He was the son of James and Janet Sinclair Traill.

He was the member of parliament (MP) for Orkney and Shetland from 1830[1] until his defeat at the 1835 general election.[3]

In 1837 he stood unsuccessfully in Caithness,[4] but at the 1841 general election he was returned unopposed for that seat.[4] He was re-elected at the six further general elections,[4] and held the seat until he resigned from the House of Commons on 8 August 1869 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead. [5]

Traill owned extensive properties in Caithness and Orkney and was the owner of the largest pavement quarries in the north of Scotland.

References

  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
  2. [2]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
  3. [3]
    Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 596. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  4. [4]
    Craig, op. cit., page 578
  5. [5]
    Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
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