William Frankland (c. 1573 – 10 December 1640) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1628 to 1629 and in 1640.
He inherited the manor of Great Thirkleby from his uncle Hugh Frankland in 1606.
Between 1619 and 1623 he sold his properties in Hertfordshire and built a house on the Great Thirkleby estate he had inherited.
[3] In April 1640, he was re-elected MP for Thirsk in the Short Parliament.
[1] He was succeeded by his son Henry, who was the father of Sir William Frankland, 1st Baronet.