Douglas Clifton Brown, 1st Viscount Ruffside
The Viscount Ruffside | |
|---|---|
Clifton Brown in 1925 | |
| Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 3 March 1943 – 31 October 1951 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Edward FitzRoy |
| Succeeded by | William Morrison |
| Member of Parliament for Hexham | |
| In office 14 December 1918 – 16 November 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Durning Holt |
| Succeeded by | Victor Finney |
| In office 29 October 1924 – 4 October 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Finney |
| Succeeded by | Rupert Speir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1879 |
| Died | 5 May 1958 (aged 78) |
| Spouse |
Violet Arbuthnot Wollaston
(m. 1907) |
| Relations | Howard Clifton Brown (brother) Sir Alexander Brown, 1st Baronet (uncle) Geoffrey Benedict Clifton-Brown (nephew) Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (great-grandnephew) |
| Children | Audrey Clifton Brown |
| Parent(s) | James Clifton Brown Amelia Rowe Brown |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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Douglas Clifton Brown, 1st Viscount Ruffside, PC, JP, DL (16 August 1879 – 5 May 1958) was a British politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Hexham, initially as a Conservative. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1943 to 1951. Upon stepping down as Speaker he became the Viscount Ruffside; the peerage became extinct with his death.