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Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	flanker
International career
Years	Team
1907	Australien

**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
Occupation	Agent-General, Journalist, Public servant, Rugby league Administrator

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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]

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]

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]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fihelly, John Arthur (1882 - 1945) — Australian Dictionary of Biography
^ ^a ^b "Scrum.com player profile of Jack Fihelly". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Funeral notices". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954). Brisbane, Qld.: 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
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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[adb-1] Fihelly, John Arthur (1882 - 1945) — Australian Dictionary of Biography

[scrum-2] "Scrum.com player profile of Jack Fihelly". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.

[qp-3] "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

[courier-4] "Funeral notices". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 5 March 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

[bcc-5] Fihelly John Arthur — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

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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)] &mdash; 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"/>
 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 and in 1908 he travelled to Britain on the first [[Kangaroo tour]] as assistant manager.<ref name="adb"/>