| Sir Frederic Metcalfe | |
| Term Start: | 1948 |
| Term End: | 1954 |
| Order2: | 1st |
| Office2: | Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria |
| Term Start2: | 12 January 1955 |
| Term End2: | 1959 |
| Predecessor2: | Position established |
| Birth Name: | Fredric William Metcalfe |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1886 |
| Citizenship: | United Kingdom |
| Nationality: | British |
| Party: | None |
| Spouse: | Helen Goodman |
| Serviceyears: | 1914–1919 |
Sir Frederic William Metcalfe (4 December 1886 – 3 June 1965) was a British public servant. He was a former Clerk of the House of Commons and first Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria.[1]
Metcalfe was born in 1886 to the family of W.P. Metcalfe of Ceylon and Stone Hall, Oxted. He had his early education at Wellington and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and later became an honorary fellow of the college.[2]
During World War I, Metcalfe served with the army from 1914 to 1919[3] he served with the 6th Special Reserve Battalion of the Rifle Brigade.
In 1919, Metcalfe gained appointment as an Assistant Clerk in the Department of the Clerk of the House of Commons, he was in the position until 1930 before he became Second Clerk Assistant. He became Clerk Assistant in 1937. In 1948, he was appointed as Clerk of the House of Commons until his retirement in July 1954,[4] [5] he succeeded Lord Campion in that position.
In 1955, Metcalfe became the first Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria after its inauguration on 12 January 1955 by John MacPherson.[6]
Metcalfe was married to Helen Goodman of Oxted.