# Henry Trail

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British politician

Henry Trail Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis In office 27 October 1812 – 9 June 1813 Preceded by Joseph Hume Succeeded by Masterton Ure Personal details Born 1775 (1775) Died 10 February 1835

**Henry Trail** (1755 - 10 February 1835) was the [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) for [Weymouth and Melcombe Regis](/source/Weymouth_and_Melcombe_Regis_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) between October 1812 and June 1813.

## Parliamentary career

Trail's election was petitioned and overturned, with his election being declared void. [Thomas Wallace](/source/Thomas_Wallace%2C_1st_Baron_Wallace), [John Broadhurst](/source/John_Broadhurst_(MP)) and Trail was declared void after being found to have violated the [Exemptions of Apothecaries Act 1694](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exemptions_of_Apothecaries_Act_1694&action=edit&redlink=1), and a by-election was held; Trail being the only one of the three never to return to Parliament.[1][2]

Due to this, Trail made no speeches in the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom) during his time as an MP.[3]

General Sir [John Murray](/source/Sir_John_Murray%2C_8th_Baronet)'s election was not disturbed despite being of the same election.[1]

## Personal life

His brother, [James Trail](/source/James_Trail), was the MP for [Orford](/source/Orford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)).[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Weymouth And Melcombe Regis Election - Friday 26 February 1813 - Hansard - UK Parliament"](https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1813-02-26/debates/4b337570-3426-4ad2-abdd-82e73370b25f/WeymouthAndMelcombeRegisElectionhighlight=henry+trail). *hansard.parliament.uk*. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Pickering, Danby](/source/Danby_Pickering) (1764). [*The Statutes at Large*](https://books.google.com/books?id=-ak3AAAAMAAJ). [Cambridge](/source/Cambridge): [University of Cambridge](/source/University_of_Cambridge).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Mr Henry Trail - Historic Hansard"](https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-henry-trail). *[Parliament of the United Kingdom](/source/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom)*. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["TRAIL, Henry (?1755-1835), of Lower Brook Street, Mdx. and Dairslie, Fife. | History of Parliament Online"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211022165453/https://historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/trail-henry-1755-1835). *www.historyofparliamentonline.org*. Archived from [the original](https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/trail-henry-1755-1835) on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

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