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| office = Treasurer of Queensland |
| office = Treasurer of Queensland |
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| term_start = 9 March 1920 |
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| term_end = 8 February 1922 |
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| predecessor = [[Ted Theodore]] |
| predecessor = [[Ted Theodore]] |
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| successor = [[Ted Theodore]] |
| successor = [[Ted Theodore]] |
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| constituency = [[Electoral district of Paddington (Queensland)|Paddington]] |
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| term_start1 = 27 April 1912 |
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| term_end1 = 7 February 1922 |
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| predecessor1 = New seat |
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| successor1 = [[Alfred James Jones|Alfred Jones]] |
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| death_place = [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]] |
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| restingplace = [[Toowong Cemetery]] |
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| nationality = [[Ireland|Irish]] |
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| party = [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] |
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| spouse = Marguerite Agnes Murphy |
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'''John Arthur Fihelly''' (7 November 1882 – 2 March 1945)<ref name="adb">[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080522b.htm?hilite=toowong%3Bcemetery Fihelly, John Arthur (1882–1945)] — Australian Dictionary of Biography</ref> was a [[rugby union]] player who represented Australia, a [[rugby league]] player, a founder of the [[Queensland Rugby League|Queensland rugby league]], and a [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] politician.<ref name="adb"/> |
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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> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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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"/> |
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==Rugby== |
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⚫ | 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"/> |
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Fihelly represented Queensland in rugby union 1905–07 against [[New South Wales]].<ref name="adb"/> |
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==Politics== |
==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. |
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⚫ | 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" /> |
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==Later life== |
==Later life== |
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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"/> |
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⚫ | 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 |
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⚫ | 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> |
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[[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]]]] |
[[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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Revision as of 06:16, 31 March 2024
John Arthur Fihelly | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland | 7 November 1882||||||||||||||||
Died | 2 March 1945 Brisbane, Queensland | (aged 62)||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
- 1882 births
- Australia international rugby union players
- Australian rugby league administrators
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian rugby union players
- Burials at Toowong Cemetery
- Deputy Premiers of Queensland
- Queensland rugby league team players
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- Rugby union flankers
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