James Belton (1855 – 12 June 1935) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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, Victoria. In 1909 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for

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. He was a minister from 1914 to 1916, but resigned to run (unsuccessfully) for the

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in 1917. He was re-elected in a by-election in July of that year and served until his defeat in 1931. Belton died in 1935 at

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1855 births 1935 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly People from Victoria (state) {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub