James Traill (bishop) explained

James Traill DD (died 1783) was an Anglican bishop in the second half of the 18th century.^[1]

A Scot, he held incumbencies at Horsleydown and West Ham.^[2] He was Chaplain to Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland who elevated him to the Bishopric of Down and Connor in 1765.

He died on 12 November 1783.^[3]

Notes

1. Handbook of British Chronology By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996, 0713642556
2. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. pp211/2 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
3. "Scripta Diversa" Sayle, G.O p152: London, Hambledon Press, 1982