Hon Thomas Alfred (Tom) Hiley, MLA

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Sir Thomas Alfred Hiley (25 November 1905 – 6 November 1990) was Treasurer of the Australian state of Queensland from 1957 to 1965. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was educated at Central Brisbane Primary School, Brisbane Grammar School and the University of Queensland. He worked as a Chartered Accountant.

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

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 January to December 1965. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of

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