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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

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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]

^ ^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: 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.

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 ==Later life==
 Upon his death in 1945, Fihelly was rewarded with a [[State funeral]]<ref name=adb/> at [[Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane|St Stephen's Cathederal]]<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] &mdash; Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 5 January 2015.</ref>
-[[File:Kangaroos 1908.jpg|right|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]]]]
 ==References==
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