Belloc hilaire biography

French-English writer (1870–1953)

Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (, French:[ilɛːʁbɛlɔk]; 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.

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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]

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