Sir Frederic William Metcalfe KCB (4 December 1886 – 3 June 1965) was a British public servant.

Metcalfe of Ceylon and Stone Hall, Oxted.

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.