George Traill

George Traill (born November 5, 1787 , † September 29, 1871 ) was a Scottish politician .

Life

Traill was born on November 5, 1787, the first son of James Traill and his wife Janet , daughter of William Sinclair, 10th Earl of Caithness . James Traill was a licensed lawyer and most recently sheriff of Caithness and Sutherland . George Traill was trained in London and then studied at the University of Edinburgh . In 1811, Traill was admitted to the bar. He was registered at his parents' estate near Kirkwall , but lived mostly in Caithness. In 1843 he inherited his late father's possessions. Traill died unmarried on September 29, 1879.

Political career

At the beginning of the 1830s, Traill joined the liberal current within the Whigs , which eventually led to the formation of the Liberal Party . In the general election of 1830 , he ran in the constituency of Orkney and Shetland . He won the mandate unopposed and moved into the British House of Commons for the first time . In the general election in 1832 , Traill defended his mandate with a 50.5% share of the vote against two opposing candidates, but left parliament in 1835 when he was defeated by the Tory Thomas Balfour . Another time Traill ran in the 1841 elections , but this time in the constituency of Caithness . He won the mandate and held it in all subsequent elections until he did not run again in 1869 and left parliament.

Individual evidence

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