| Ralph M. Brown | |
| Office: | 53rd Speaker of the California State Assembly |
| Term Start: | January 5, 1959 |
| Term End: | September 19, 1961 |
| Predecessor: | Luther H. Lincoln |
| Successor: | Jesse M. Unruh |
| State Assembly1: | California |
| District1: | 30th |
| Term Start1: | January 4, 1943 |
| Term End1: | September 19, 1961 |
| Preceded1: | Byrl Salsman |
| Succeeded1: | John Veneman |
| Birth Name: | Ralph Milton Brown |
| Birth Date: | 16 September 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Somerset, Kentucky |
| Death Place: | California |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Lillian G. Weber |
| Children: | 1 |
Ralph Milton Brown (September 16, 1908 - April 9, 1966) was a member of the California State Assembly representing the 30th State Assembly district from 1943 to 1961.[1] Born in Somerset, Kentucky and a resident of Modesto, California, he was Speaker of the Assembly from January 1959 until he resigned in September 1961 to accept appointment to the California Courts of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District Court. He is best known for writing the Brown Act, California's first sunshine law, providing for increased public access to government meetings, which was enacted in 1953.