John Fihelly
| The Hon John Arthur Fihelly | |
|---|---|
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| 25th Treasurer of Queensland | |
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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 | |
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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 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite Agnes Murphy |
| Relations | Peter Murphy (father-in-law) |
| Occupation | Agent-General, Journalist, Public servant, Rugby league Administrator |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Rugby union career | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing career | |||
| Position | flanker | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1907 | Australia | 1 | 0 |
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]
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 travelled to Britain on the first Kangaroo tour as assistant manager.[1]
Politics
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]
Later life
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
- 1 2 3 4 Fihelly, John Arthur (1882–1945) — Australian Dictionary of Biography
- 1 2 "Scrum.com player profile of Jack Fihelly". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- 1 2 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- 1 2 "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.
| 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 |