Douglas Clifton Brown, 1st Viscount Ruffside

Colonel The Right Honourable The Viscount Ruffside PC JP DL
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 (1879-08-16)
Died	5 May 1958 (1958-05-06) (aged 78)
Nationality	British
Spouse	Violet Arbuthnot Wollaston ​ ​ (m. 1907)​
Relations	Howard Clifton Brown (brother)
Children	Audrey Clifton Brown
Parent(s)	James Clifton Brown Amelia Rowe Brown
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Douglas Clifton Brown, 1st Viscount Ruffside, PC, JP, DL (16 August 1879 – 5 May 1958) was a British politician who represented the Conservative Party (UK). 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.