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==Early life==
==Early life==


Fihelly, a [[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|accessdate=12 July 2010}}</ref> was born in [[Timoleague]], [[County Cork]], Ireland and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.<ref name="scrum" /> He was 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 [[Kangaroo tour]] as assistant manager.<ref name="adb"/>
Fihelly, a [[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 1 international rugby cap for Australia.<ref name="scrum" /> He was 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 [[Kangaroo tour]] as assistant manager.<ref name="adb"/>


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>
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>
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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.
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|accessdate= 24 January 2015}}</ref> and held several ministerial roles including [[Attorney-General of Queensland|Attorney-General]] 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}}</ref> and held several ministerial roles including [[Attorney-General of Queensland|Attorney-General]] until his resignation in 1922.<ref name="qp" />


==Later life==
==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>{{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>


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|accessdate=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}}</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]]]]
[[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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The Hon
John Arthur Fihelly
25th Treasurer of Queensland
In office
9 March 1920 – 8 February 1922
Preceded byTed Theodore
Succeeded byTed Theodore
ConstituencyPaddington
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Paddington
In office
27 April 1912 – 7 February 1922
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byAlfred Jones
Personal details
Born(1882-11-07)7 November 1882
Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland
Died2 March 1945(1945-03-02) (aged 62)
Brisbane, Queensland
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseMarguerite Agnes Murphy
RelationsPeter Murphy (father-in-law)
OccupationAgent-General, Journalist, Public servant, Rugby league Administrator
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1907 Australien 1 (0)

John Arthur Fihelly (7 November 1882 – 2 March 1945)[1] was a rugby union player who represented Australia, a professional rugby league footballer, 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, 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 Kangaroo tour as assistant manager.[1]

Before that, Fihelly 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.[3]

Fihelly represented Queensland in 1905–07 against New South Wales.[4]

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[5] and held several ministerial roles including Attorney-General until his resignation in 1922.[5]

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.[6]

Upon his death in 1945, Fihelly was rewarded with a State funeral[1] at St Stephen's Cathedral[7] and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[7][8]

Fihelly back row, bowler hat with a group of the 1908 Kangaroos

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fihelly, John Arthur (1882–1945) – Australian Dictionary of Biography
  2. ^ a b "Scrum.com player profile of Jack Fihelly". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  3. ^ Crouchley, Betty, "Fihelly, John Arthur (1882–1945)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 29 September 2019
  4. ^ Crouchley, Betty, "Fihelly, John Arthur (1882–1945)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 29 September 2019
  5. ^ a b "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  6. ^ Crouchley, Betty, "Fihelly, John Arthur (1882–1945)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 29 September 2019
  7. ^ a b "Funeral notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 5 March 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  8. ^ 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 Treasurer of Queensland
1920–1922 		Succeeded by
Parliament of Queensland
New seat Member for Paddington
1912–1922 		Succeeded by


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