Douglas Clifton Brown

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Douglas Clifton Brown was a British Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons during the Second World War and the early postwar period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Conservative Party (UK) politician
Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
human
citizenshipStatus British subject
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
employer British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
era World War II
surface form: Second World War

postwar Britain
familyName Brown
gender male
givenName Douglas
hasHonor member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
honorificPrefix The Rt Hon
Viscount
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
militaryBranch British Army
nativeLanguage English
nobleTitle 1st Viscount Ruffside
notableFor serving as Speaker of the House of Commons during the Second World War
serving as Speaker of the House of Commons in the early postwar period
notableRole presiding officer of the House of Commons
occupation politician
soldier
officeContested Member of Parliament in the UK general election
parliamentaryGroup Conservative Party (UK)
politicalAlignment conservatism
positionHeld Chairman of Ways and Means
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Speaker of the House of Commons
surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
representedInParliament House of Commons of the United Kingdom
residence United Kingdom
sphereOfActivity British politics
parliamentary procedure
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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36th United Kingdom Parliament commonsSpeaker Douglas Clifton Brown
1st Viscount Ruffside namedAfter Douglas Clifton Brown