Patrick Belton (7 November 1884 – 30 January 1945) was an Irish nationalist, politician, farmer, and businessman. He was strongly anti-communist and he was a founder and leader of the Irish Christian Front. Closely associated with Michael Collins, he was active in the 1916 Easter Rising and in the Republican movement in the years that followed. Belton later provided a strong Catholic voice in an Irish nationalist context throughout his career. Supportive of Francisco Franco, Belton however opposed Eoin O'Duffy taking an Irish Brigade to Spain, feeling that they would be needed in Ireland to counter domestic "political ills".
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1885 Rathcline, Lanesborough, County Longford, Ireland
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30 January 1945 (aged 59) Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
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