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 | 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) 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]
- ^ 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.