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.
^Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 596. ISBN0-900178-26-4.
^Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Traill
george, traill, british, military, officer, cricketer, british, army, officer, november, 1787, september, 1871, liberal, party, politician, scotland, james, janet, sinclair, traill, member, parliament, orkney, shetland, from, 1830, until, defeat, 1835, general. 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 edit a b Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with O Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with C part 1 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 a b c Craig op cit page 578 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 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by George TraillParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byGeorge Dundas Member of Parliament for Orkney amp Shetland1830 1835 Succeeded byThomas BalfourPreceded byGeorge Sinclair Member of Parliament for Caithness1841 1869 Succeeded byJohn Sinclair nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing a Scottish constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Traill amp oldid 1169562143, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
