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George Traill
George
Traill
was a
Liberal Party
politician
in
Scotland
.
He was the
Member of Parliament
for
Orkney and Shetland
from
1830
until his defeat at the
1835 general election
.
In
1837
he
stood
unsuccessfully in
Caithness
, but at the
1841 general election
he was returned
unopposed
for that
seat
. He was re-elected at the six further
general elections
, and held the seat until he
resigned
from the
House of Commons
on
8 August
1869
by becoming
Steward of the Manor of Northstead
.