Henry Trail (1755 - 10 February 1835) was the Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis between October 1812 and June 1813.

Parliamentary career

Trail's election was petitioned and overturned, with his election being declared void. Thomas Wallace,

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and Trail was declared void after being found to have violated the Exemptions of Apothecaries Act 1694, and a by-election was held; Trail being the only one of the three never to return to Parliament. Due to this, Trail made no speeches in the

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during his time as an MP. General Sir John Murray's election was not disturbed despite being of the same election.

Personal life

His brother, James Trail, was the MP for Orford.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trail, Henry 1755 births 1835 deaths UK MPs 1812–1818 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis