# Jack Belton

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Irish politician (died 1963)

For other people with similar names, see [John Belton](/source/John_Belton_(disambiguation)).

Jack Belton Teachta Dála In office February 1948 – 23 February 1963 Constituency Dublin North-East Lord Mayor of Dublin In office 1950–1951 Preceded by Cormac Breathnach Succeeded by Andrew Clarkin Personal details Born Dublin, Ireland Died (1963-02-23)23 February 1963 Dublin, Ireland Party Fine Gael Parent Patrick Belton (father) Relatives Richard Belton (brother) Paddy Belton (brother) Avril Doyle (niece)

**John Belton** (died 23 February 1963) was an Irish politician, builder and publican. He was first elected to [Dáil Éireann](/source/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann) as a [Fine Gael](/source/Fine_Gael) [Teachta Dála](/source/Teachta_D%C3%A1la) (TD) for the [Dublin North-East](/source/Dublin_North-East) constituency at the [1948 general election](/source/1948_Irish_general_election).[1] He was re-elected at the [1951](/source/1951_Irish_general_election), [1954](/source/1954_Irish_general_election), [1957](/source/1957_Irish_general_election) and [1961](/source/1961_Irish_general_election) general elections.

He died in office on 23 February 1963,[2] and the [by-election held on 30 May 1963](/source/1963_Dublin_North-East_by-election) was won by his brother [Paddy Belton](/source/Paddy_Belton).[3] He served as [Lord Mayor of Dublin](/source/Lord_Mayor_of_Dublin) from 1950 to 1951.[4]

Other members of the Belton family to have served in the [Oireachtas](/source/Oireachtas) include his father [Patrick Belton](/source/Patrick_Belton), his brother [Richard Belton](/source/Richard_Belton) and his niece [Avril Doyle](/source/Avril_Doyle).

## See also

- [Families in the Oireachtas](/source/Families_in_the_Oireachtas)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-0)** ["John Belton"](https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/John-Belton.D.1948-02-18/). *Oireachtas Members Database*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181107145347/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/John-Belton.D.1948-02-18) from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy"](https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1963-02-27/51/). *Dáil Debates*. **200** (3). Houses of the Oireachtas. 27 February 1963.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-elecs_irl_3-0)** ["Jack Belton"](http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2241). *ElectionsIreland.org*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070903225537/http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=2241) from the original on 3 September 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020"](https://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/2020-09/lord-mayors-of-dublin-1665-2021.pdf) (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

Civic offices Preceded by Cormac Breathnach Lord Mayor of Dublin 1950–1951 Succeeded by Andrew Clarkin

v t e Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Dublin North-East This table is transcluded from Dublin North-East (Dáil constituency). (edit | history) Dáil Election Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) 9th 1937 Alfie Byrne (Ind.) Oscar Traynor (FF) James Larkin (Ind.) 3 seats 1937–1948 10th 1938 Richard Mulcahy (FG) 11th 1943 James Larkin (Lab) 12th 1944 Harry Colley (FF) 13th 1948 Jack Belton (FG) Peadar Cowan (CnaP) 14th 1951 Peadar Cowan (Ind.) 15th 1954 Denis Larkin (Lab) 1956 by-election Patrick Byrne (FG) 16th 1957 Charles Haughey (FF) 17th 1961 George Colley (FF) Eugene Timmons (FF) 1963 by-election Paddy Belton (FG) 18th 1965 Denis Larkin (Lab) 19th 1969 Conor Cruise O'Brien (Lab) Eugene Timmons (FF) 4 seats 1969–1977 20th 1973 21st 1977 Constituency abolished Dáil Election Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) Deputy (Party) 22nd 1981 Michael Woods (FF) Liam Fitzgerald (FF) Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus (Ind.) Michael Joe Cosgrave (FG) 23rd 1982 (Feb) Maurice Manning (FG) Ned Brennan (FF) 24th 1982 (Nov) Liam Fitzgerald (FF) 25th 1987 Pat McCartan (WP) 26th 1989 27th 1992 Tommy Broughan (Lab) Seán Kenny (Lab) 28th 1997 Martin Brady (FF) Michael Joe Cosgrave (FG) 29th 2002 3 seats from 2002 30th 2007 Terence Flanagan (FG) 31st 2011 Seán Kenny (Lab) 32nd 2016 Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay North

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