George Traill
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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.
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