Emmet Dalton | |
|---|---|
 Dalton photographed in lieutenant's uniform, Royal Dublin Fusiliers | |
| Born | 4 March 1898 Fall River, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | 4 March 1978 (aged 80) Dublin, Ireland |
| Buried | Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin |
| Allegiance | |
| Service |  British Army  Irish Republican Army National Army |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Military Cross |
| Spouse(s) |
Alice Shannon (m. 1922) |
James Emmet Dalton MC (4 March 1898 – 4 March 1978) was an Irish soldier and film producer. He served in the British Army in the First World War, reaching the rank of captain. However, on his return to Ireland he became one of the senior figures in the Dublin Brigade of the guerrilla Irish Republican Army which fought against British rule in Ireland.
He was a close associate of Michael Collins and travelled with Collins to London separately from the Irish treaty negotiating team. He was military liaison officer for the treaty talks. During the Irish Civil War, he held one of the highest ranks, as major general, in the pro-Treaty National Army but resigned his command following the death of Collins. Dalton later founded a film production company in London and founded Ardmore Studios in Wicklow together with Louis Elliman in 1958, producing a number of notable pictures in the 1950s and 1960s.