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**The Hon**
John Arthur Fihelly
The Hon John Arthur Fihelly
25th Treasurer of Queensland
	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
	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
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse	Marguerite Agnes Murphy
Relations	Peter Murphy (father-in-law)
Occupation	Agent-General, Journalist, Public servant, Rugby league Administrator
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
International career
Years	Team
1907	Australien

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John Arthur Fihelly (7 November 1882 – 2 March 1945) was a public servant, politician and rugby union player in Queensland, Australia. He was the Treasurer of Queensland. He represented Australia as a professional rugby league footballer and a founder of the Queensland Rugby League.^[1]

Early life

Fihelly was born in Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland. The family emigrated to Australia the following year. He was educated at the Petrie Terrace State School and St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, until 1895. He then joined the post office as a telegraph messenger. He eventually transferred to the Department of Trade and Customs.^[1]

Rugby

Fihelly was a rugby union flanker.^[2] and claimed one international rugby union cap for Australia, in 1907.^[2] He then became one of rugby league football's founding players in Brisbane, being selected to represent Queensland during the 1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain against the visiting "All Blacks" in what were the first games of rugby league football ever played in Queensland. In 1908 he traveled to Britain on the first rugby league Kangaroo tour as assistant manager.^[1] Fihelly represented Queensland in rugby union 1905–07 against New South Wales.^[1]

Politics

Fihelly got his start in 1908 when he joined the Department of Trade and Customs as a junior clerk in its State office. In 1918 Fihelly was made secretary of railways.

He 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 and Treasurer until his resignation in 1922.^[3]

Later life

Fihelly died of a cerebral thrombosis on 2 March 1945. He deteriorated for years after fracturing his skull in September 1926 in an accident at Sandgate. Before dying, Fihelly spent time in the Dunwich Benevolent Institution.^[1]

Upon his death in 1945, Fihelly was rewarded with a State funeral^[1] at St Stephen's Cathedral^[4] and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Crouchley, Betty. "Australian Dictionary of Biography, Fihelly, John Arthur (1882-1945)". www.adb.anu.edu.au. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Scrum.com player profile of Jack Fihelly". Scrum.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Funeral notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 5 March 1945. p. 6. Archived from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
^ Fihelly John Arthur Archived 8 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

Political offices
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

[adb-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Crouchley, Betty. "Australian Dictionary of Biography, Fihelly, John Arthur (1882-1945)". www.adb.anu.edu.au. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[scrum-2] "Scrum.com player profile of Jack Fihelly". Scrum.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2010.

[qp-3] "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

[courier-4] "Funeral notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 5 March 1945. p. 6. Archived from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

[bcc-5] Fihelly John Arthur Archived 8 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

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+'''John Arthur Fihelly''' (7 November 1882 – 2 March 1945)  was a public servant, politician and [[rugby union]] player in Queensland, Australia. He was the [[Treasurer of Queensland]]. He represented Australia as a professional [[rugby league]] footballer and a founder of the [[Queensland Rugby League]].<ref name="adb">{{cite web |last1=Crouchley |first1=Betty |title=Australian Dictionary of Biography, Fihelly, John Arthur (1882-1945) |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fihelly-john-arthur-6169 |access-date=15 August 2022 |website=www.adb.anu.edu.au |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001235959/https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fihelly-john-arthur-6169 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Early life==
+Fihelly was born in [[Timoleague]], [[County Cork]], Ireland. The family emigrated to Australia the following year. He was educated at the Petrie Terrace State School and [[St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace]], until 1895. He then joined the post office as a telegraph messenger. He eventually transferred to the Department of Trade and Customs.<ref name="adb"/>
-Fihelly, a rugby union [[flanker (rugby union)|flanker]],<ref name="scrum" >{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/australia/rugby/player/1916.html|title=Scrum.com player profile of Jack Fihelly|publisher=Scrum.com|access-date=12 July 2010}}</ref> was born in [[Timoleague]], [[County Cork]], Ireland and claimed one international rugby union cap for Australia, in 1907.<ref name="scrum" /> He then became one of [[rugby league]] football's founding players in Brisbane, being selected to represent Queensland during the [[1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain]] against the visiting "All Blacks" in what were the first games of rugby league football ever played in Queensland. In 1908 he traveled to Britain on the first rugby league [[Kangaroo tour]] as assistant manager.<ref name="adb"/>
+==Rugby==
-Before that, Fihelly was educated at the Petrie Terrace State School and [[St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace|St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace]], until 1895. He then joined the post office as a telegraph messenger. He eventually transferred to the Department of Trade and Customs.<ref>{{Citation|last=Crouchley|first=Betty|title=Fihelly, John Arthur (1882–1945)|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fihelly-john-arthur-6169|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=2019-09-29}}</ref>
+Fihelly was a rugby union [[flanker (rugby union)|flanker]].<ref name="scrum" >{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/1916.html|title=Scrum.com player profile of Jack Fihelly|publisher=Scrum.com|access-date=12 July 2010|archive-date=31 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131013620/http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/1916.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and claimed one international rugby union cap for Australia, in 1907.<ref name="scrum" /> He then became one of [[rugby league]] football's founding players in Brisbane, being selected to represent Queensland during the [[1907–08 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain]] against the visiting "All Blacks" in what were the first games of rugby league football ever played in Queensland. In 1908 he traveled to Britain on the first rugby league [[Kangaroo tour]] as assistant manager.<ref name="adb"/>
-Fihelly represented Queensland in rugby union 1905–07 against [[New South Wales]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Crouchley|first=Betty|title=Fihelly, John Arthur (1882–1945)|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fihelly-john-arthur-6169|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=2019-09-29}}</ref>
+Fihelly represented Queensland in rugby union 1905–07 against [[New South Wales]].<ref name="adb"/>
 ==Politics==
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 Fihelly got his start in 1908 when he joined the [[Department of Trade and Customs (Australia)|Department of Trade and Customs]] as a junior clerk in its State office. In 1918 Fihelly was made secretary of railways.
-He was elected as the [[Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)|Labor]] member for [[Electoral district of Paddington (Queensland)|Paddington]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland]] in 1912<ref name="qp">{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=[[Parliament of Queensland]]|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=2186961562|access-date= 24 January 2015}}</ref> and held several ministerial roles including [[Attorney-General of Queensland|Attorney-General]] and [[Treasurer of Queensland|Treasurer]] until his resignation in 1922.<ref name="qp" />
+He was elected as the [[Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)|Labor]] member for [[Electoral district of Paddington (Queensland)|Paddington]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland]] in 1912<ref name="qp">{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=[[Parliament of Queensland]]|year=2015|url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=2186961562|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128115354/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=2186961562|url-status=live}}</ref> and held several ministerial roles including [[Attorney-General of Queensland|Attorney-General]] and [[Treasurer of Queensland|Treasurer]] until his resignation in 1922.<ref name="qp" />
 ==Later life==
-Fihelly died of a [[Thrombus|cerebral thrombosis]] on 2 March 1945. He deteriorated for years after fracturing his skull in September 1926 in an accident at [[Sandgate, Queensland|Sandgate]]. Before dying, Fihelly spent time in the Dunwich Benevolent Institution.<ref>{{Citation|last=Crouchley|first=Betty|title=Fihelly, John Arthur (1882–1945)|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/fihelly-john-arthur-6169|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=2019-09-29}}</ref>
+Fihelly died of a [[Thrombus|cerebral thrombosis]] on 2 March 1945. He deteriorated for years after fracturing his skull in September 1926 in an accident at [[Sandgate, Queensland|Sandgate]]. Before dying, Fihelly spent time in the Dunwich Benevolent Institution.<ref name="adb"/>
-Upon his death in 1945, Fihelly was rewarded with a [[State funeral]]<ref name="adb" /> at [[Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane|St Stephen's Cathedral]]<ref name="courier">{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48966608|title=Funeral notices.|newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]]|location=Brisbane|date=5 March 1945|access-date=6 January 2015|page=6|publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and was buried in [[Toowong Cemetery]].<ref name="courier" /><ref name="bcc">[https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=188652 Fihelly John Arthur] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608012011/https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=188652 |date= 8 June 2012 }} – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 5 January 2015.</ref>
+Upon his death in 1945, Fihelly was rewarded with a [[State funeral]]<ref name="adb" /> at [[Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane|St Stephen's Cathedral]]<ref name="courier">{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48966608|title=Funeral notices.|newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]]|location=Brisbane|date=5 March 1945|access-date=6 January 2015|page=6|publisher=National Library of Australia|archive-date=31 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331061538/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48966608|url-status=live}}</ref> and was buried in [[Toowong Cemetery]].<ref name="courier" /><ref name="bcc">[https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=188652 Fihelly John Arthur] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608012011/https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=188652 |date= 8 June 2012 }} – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 5 January 2015.</ref>
 [[File:Kangaroos 1908.jpg|centre|thumb|500px|Fihelly back row, bowler hat with a group of the [[1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain|1908 Kangaroos]]]]
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