Thomas Hiley

Sir Thomas Alfred Hiley
The Hon; Sir Thomas Alfred Hiley; KBE
	Thomas Hiley (on left) opening the Scarborough Fish Depot in 1959
34th Treasurer of Queensland
	In office; 12 August 1957 – 23 December 1965
Preceded by	Ted Walsh
Succeeded by	Gordon Chalk
Constituency	Coorparoo (1957 - 1960)
Constituency	Chatsworth (1960 - 1965)
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Logan
	In office; 15 April 1944 – 29 April 1950
Preceded by	John Brown
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Coorparoo
	In office; 29 April 1950 – 28 May 1960
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Chatsworth
	In office; 28 May 1960 – 28 May 1966
Succeeded by	Bill Hewitt
Personal details
Born	25 November 1905; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	6 November 1990 (aged 84); Cooroy, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party
Other political; affiliations	Queensland People's Party
Spouse(s)	Marjory Joyce Jarrott (1929 – died 1972)
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Occupation	Accountant, Public servant

Sir Thomas Alfred Hiley, KBE (25 November 1905 – 6 November 1990) was Treasurer of the Australian state of Queensland from 1957 to 1965.[1] [2]

Early life

Hiley was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of William and Maria Hiley (nee Savage). [2] He was educated at Central Brisbane Primary School, Brisbane Grammar School and the University of Queensland.[2] Hiley worked as a Chartered Accountant.[2]

Political career

Hiley entered the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as member for Logan on 15 April 1944, a seat he held until switching to the new seat of Coorparoo on 29 April 1950.[2]

When Coorparoo was abolished on 28 May 1960, Hiley represented the new district of Chatsworth until retiring on 28 May 1966.[2]

Hiley was Treasurer of Queensland from 12 August 1957 to 23 December 1965 and leader of the Liberal Party in Queensland from 8 July 1949 to 12 August 1954 and again from 28 January to 23 December 1965.[2]

Hiley was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) For service as Deputy Premier of Queensland.[3]

Memorials

'Sir Thomas Hiley Park' was opened in Tewantin, Queensland on 17 April 1983 by Tony Elliott, who at the time was Minister for Tourism, National Parks, Sport and the Arts. Hiley had pioneered a project to allow wide-open areas for the community. The site is currently under lease to the Department of Defence as an Australian Navy Cadets Training Ship.

References

Cross, Manfred. "Hiley, Sir Thomas Alfred (Tom) (1905–1990)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 January 2014 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
"Hiley, Thomas Alfred (Tom)". Former Members. Parliament of Queensland.
"Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)". It's an Honour. Australian Government – Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 11 June 1966. Citation: For service as Deputy Premier of Queensland.

Political offices
Preceded by Ted Walsh	Treasurer of Queensland 1957–1965	Succeeded by Gordon Chalk
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by John Brown	Member for Logan 1944 – 1950	Abolished
New seat	Member for Coorparoo 1950 – 1960	Abolished
New seat	Member for Chatsworth 1960 – 1966	Succeeded by Bill Hewitt

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[1] Cross, Manfred. "Hiley, Sir Thomas Alfred (Tom) (1905–1990)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 January 2014 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[parl-2] "Hiley, Thomas Alfred (Tom)". Former Members. Parliament of Queensland.

[KBE-3] "Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)". It's an Honour. Australian Government – Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 11 June 1966. Citation: For service as Deputy Premier of Queensland.