John Aloysius Belton
John Aloysius Belton | |
|---|---|
| Irish ambassador to Spain from  Irelandto  Spain | |
| In office 1946–1949 | |
| Preceded by | Leopold H. Kerney |
| Succeeded by | Leo Thomas McCauley |
| Irish ambassador to Germany from Irelandto  Germany[1] | |
| In office June 1951 – March 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Con Cremin |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Kiernan |
| Irish ambassador to Canada from Irelandto  Canada | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| Preceded by | William P. Fay |
| Succeeded by | William Warnock (1911-1986) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1903 Longford |
| Died | 3 January 1968 (aged 65) |
| Alma mater | Blackrock College, took a degree at University College Dublin and studied state and legal sciences at Trinity College Dublin. |
John Aloysius Belton (1903–1968) was an Irish diplomat.
Details[edit]
- From 1926 to 1934 he practised laws on the Midland Circuit
- In 1934 he joined the diplomatic service of Ireland and became the first secretary to the Irish Embassy in Paris.
- From 1941 to 1946 he was a legation councilor to the Legation of the Republic of Ireland in London.
- In 1946 he was Chargé d'affaires in Stockholm.
- From 1946 to 1949 he was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Madrid.
- From June 1951 to March 1955 he was Ambassador in Bonn.
- From 1964 to 1967 he was Ambassador in Ottawa.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Bringmann, Tobias C. (14 February 2012). Handbuch der Diplomatie 1815-1963: Auswärtige Missionschefs in Deutschland und deutsche Missionschefs im Ausland von Metternich bis Adenauer. ISBN 9783110956849.
- ^ Dermot Keogh, Ireland and Europe, 1919-1948, Gill & MacMillan, Limited, 1988, 256 p., p. 27
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