Hilaire Belloc | |
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| Born | Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc 27 July 1870 La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise, French Empire |
| Died | 16 July 1953 (aged 82) Guildford, Surrey, England |
| Resting place | Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation, West Grinstead |
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| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Period | 1896–1953 |
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| Literary movement | Catholic literary revival |
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Elodie Hogan
(m. 1896; died 1914) |
| Children | 5 |
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| Member of Parliament for Salford South | |
| In office 1906–1910 | |
| Preceded by | James Grimble Groves |
| Succeeded by | Anderson Montague-Barlow |
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| Political party | Liberal |
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Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (/hɪˈlɛər ˈbɛlək/, French: [ilɛːʁ bɛlɔk]; 27 July 1870[1] – 16 July 1953) was a French-English writer, politician, and historian. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong effect on his works.
Belloc became a naturalised British subject in 1902 while retaining his French citizenship.[2] While attending Oxford University, he served as President of the Oxford Union. From 1906 to 1910, he served as one of the few openly Catholic members of the British Parliament.
Belloc was a noted disputant, with a number of long-running feuds. He was also a close friend and collaborator of G. K. Chesterton. George Bernard Shaw, a friend and frequent debate opponent of both Belloc and Chesterton, dubbed the pair the "Chesterbelloc".[3][4][5]
Belloc's writings encompassed religious poetry and comic verse for children. His widely sold Cautionary Tales for Children included "Jim, who ran away from his nurse, and was eaten by a lion" and "Matilda, who told lies and was burned to death".[6] He wrote historical biographies and numerous travel works, including The Path to Rome (1902).[7]
- ^ Toulmin, Priestley (1 June 1994), "The Descendants of Joseph Priestley, LL.D., F.R.S.", The Northumberland County Historical Society Proceedings, vol. XXXII, Sunbury, Pennsylvania: The Society, p. 21
- ^ "No. 27421". The London Gazette. 1 April 1902. p. 2234.
- ^ Shaw, George Bernard. "Belloc and Chesterton," The New Age, Vol. II, No. 16, 15 February 1918.
- ^ Lynd, Robert. "Mr. G. K. Chesterton and Mr. Hilaire Belloc." In Old and New Masters, T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1919.
- ^ McInerny, Ralph. "The Chesterbelloc Thing," Archived 29 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Catholic Thing, 30 September 2008.
- ^ "Matilda," Archived 22 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine 1907, in the Poetry Archive.
- ^ Norwich, John Julius (1985–1993). Oxford illustrated encyclopedia. Judge, Harry George., Toyne, Anthony. Oxford [England]: Oxford University Press. p. 43. ISBN 0-19-869129-7. OCLC 11814265.