Background
Belton, William was born on May 22, 1914 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of F. Hugh Belton and Mary Jane Sheehy.
United States Foreign Service officer
Belton, William was born on May 22, 1914 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of F. Hugh Belton and Mary Jane Sheehy.
Educated University of Oregon, 1932-1933. Bachelor of Arts (political science), Stanford University, 1935.
Foreign service officer, 1938-1970;
research collaborator, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, since 1970. Member Executive Committee International Council for Bird Preservation, Cambridge, England, 1978-1986, honorary vice president, 1986-1994, board directors Pan American section, Washington, 1979-1980, vice chairman, 1979-1980, chairman, 1980-1986. Board directors Rare Center forTropical Conservation, Philadelphia, 1986-1993.
Member of honour Birdlife International, Cambridge, since 1994.
(Numerous maps and b/w photographs.)
Chairman Potomac Headwater Resources Development and Conservation Committee, Romney, West Virginia, 1989. Member Morgan County Fire Board, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, 1987-1989. Member American Ornithologists Union (elected), Association Field Ornithologists, Association Ornitologica del Plata, Brazilian Society Ornithology (correspondent), American Foreign Service Association, Rotary.
Married Julia Hyslop, June 12, 1939 (deceased 2003). Children: Barbara Belton Yngvesson, Hugh, Timothy. Married Cornelia Brouwer Lett.