John Fihelly
| The Hon John Arthur Fihelly | |
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| 25th Treasurer of Queensland | |
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In office 9 March 1920 – 8 February 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Theodore |
| Succeeded by | Ted Theodore |
| Constituency | Paddington |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Paddington | |
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In office 27 April 1912 – 7 February 1922 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 November 1882 Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died |
2 March 1945 (aged 62) Brisbane, Queensland |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite Agnes Murphy |
| Relations | Peter Murphy (father-in-law) |
| Occupation | Agent-General, Journalist, Public servant, Rugby league Administrator |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Rugby union career | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing career | |||
| Position | flanker | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1907 | Australia | 1 | 0 |
John Arthur Fihelly (7 November 1882 – 2 March 1945)[1] was a rugby union player who represented Australia, a rugby league player, a founder of the Queensland rugby league, and a Labor Party politician.[1]
Early life
Fihelly, a flanker,[2] was born in Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.[2] He was one of rugby league football's founding players in Brisbane and in 1908 he travelled to Britain on the first Kangaroo tour as assistant manager.[1]
Politics
Fihelly was elected as the Labor member for Paddington in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1912[3] and held several ministerial roles including Attorney-General until his resignation in 1922.[3]
Later life
Upon his death in 1945, Fihelly was rewarded with a State funeral[1] at St Stephen's Cathederal[4] and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Fihelly, John Arthur (1882–1945) — Australian Dictionary of Biography
- 1 2 "Scrum.com player profile of Jack Fihelly". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- 1 2 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Funeral notices.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 5 March 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ Fihelly John Arthur — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ted Theodore |
Treasurer of Queensland 1920–1922 |
Succeeded by Ted Theodore |
| Parliament of Queensland | ||
| New seat | Member for Paddington 1912–1922 |
Succeeded by Alfred Jones |
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