William Brass, 1st Baron Chattisham (11 February 1886-24 August 1945), was a British Conservative politician.

Brass was a sportsman and a soldier before entering politics, and served with the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force in the First World War. He was elected to the House of Commons for Clitheroe in 1922, a seat he retained until 1945, and held posts at the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Aircraft Production in 1941. He was also Chairman of the British Film Institute from 1939 to 1945. Brass was knighted in 1929 and in 1945 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Chattisham, of Clitheroe in the County Palatine of Lancaster.

Lord Chattisham died at 20 Devonshire Place, Marylebone, on 24 August 1945, aged 59. Although cremated at Golders Green his ashes were interred at West Norwood Cemetery. He never married and the barony became extinct on his death.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Alfred Davies	Member of Parliament for Clitheroe 1922–1945	Succeeded by Harry Enos Randall
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by New Creation	Baron Chattisham 1945	Succeeded by Extinct

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