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]

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  1. ^ Handbook of British Chronology By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 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 ISBN 0907628125