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Paddy Belton
Paddy Belton
Teachta Dála
	In office; May 1963 – June 1977
Constituency	Dublin North-East
Lord Mayor of Dublin
	In office; 1978–1979
Preceded by	Michael Collins
Succeeded by	William Cumiskey
Personal details
Born	26 June 1926; Dublin, Ireland
Died	22 May 1987 (aged 60); Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Elizabeth Cassidy (m. 1957)
Children	6
Parent	Patrick Belton (father);
Relatives	Richard Belton (brother); Jack Belton (brother); Avril Doyle (niece);
Education	Belvedere College

Patrick Belton (26 June 1926 – 22 May 1987) was an Irish politician, company director and publican.

He was born on 26 June 1926 at 5 Mount Street Crescent, Dublin, the third of four sons of Patrick Belton and his wife Mary (née Fitzgibbon).^[1] He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) at the Dublin North-East by-election held on 30 May 1963 caused by the death of his brother Jack Belton.^[2] He was re-elected for Dublin North-East at the 1965, 1969 and 1973 general elections. He lost his seat at the 1977 general election.^[3] He served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1978 to 1979.^[4]

Other members of the Belton family to have served in the Oireachtas include his father Patrick Belton, his brothers Richard Belton and Jack Belton; and his niece Avril Doyle.

References

^ Clavin, Terry. "Belton, Paddy". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ "Patrick Belton". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
^ "Paddy Belton". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
^ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.