Thomas Hiley

Sir Thomas Alfred Hiley
Thomas Hiley (on left) opening the Scarborough Fish Depot in 1959
19th Deputy Premier of Queensland
In office 28 January 1965 – 23 December 1965
Premier	Frank Nicklin
Preceded by	Alan Munro
Succeeded by	Gordon Chalk
Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party Elections: 1950, 1953
In office 28 January 1965 – 23 December 1965
Deputy	Gordon Chalk
Preceded by	Alan Munro
Succeeded by	Gordon Chalk
In office 9 July 1949 – 12 August 1954
Deputy	Charles Wanstall (1949–1950) Kenneth Morris (1950–1954)
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Kenneth Morris
Deputy Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party
In office 26 September 1962 – 28 January 1965
Leader	Alan Munro
Preceded by	Alan Munro
Succeeded by	Gordon Chalk
34th Treasurer of Queensland
In office 12 August 1957 – 23 December 1965
Premier	Frank Nicklin
Preceded by	Ted Walsh
Succeeded by	Gordon Chalk
Minister for Housing
In office 12 August 1957 – 25 September 1963
Premier	Frank Nicklin
Preceded by	Colin McCathie
Succeeded by	Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Leader of the Queensland People's Party
In office 3 February 1948 – 9 July 1949
Deputy	Charles Wanstall (1949)
Preceded by	Bruce Pie
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Chatsworth Coorparoo (1950–1960) Logan (1944–1950)
In office 15 April 1944 – 28 May 1966
Preceded by	John Brown
Succeeded by	Bill Hewitt
Personal details
Born	(1905-11-25)25 November 1905 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	6 November 1990(1990-11-06) (aged 84) Cooroy, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party
Other political affiliations	Queensland People's Party
Spouse	Marjory Joyce Jarrott (1929 – died 1972)
Children	2
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.

Early life

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

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.

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 28 January to 23 December 1965.

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

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.