William Franks DL JP (23 July 1820 – 8 February 1879) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.
[4] Franks twice served the Marquess of Salisbury as his official private secretary at Hatfield House, in 1852 and 1858–9.
He also served as both a deputy lieutenant and justice of the peace for Hertfordshire,[1] in addition to being a captain in the Hertfordshire Militia.
[2] Franks died at St Leonards-on-Sea in February 1879, after suffering from a long illness.