Richard Franks (11 April 1870 – 3 July 1938) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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. His Father was James Franks and mother Esther Dainton. In 1922 he was elected to the

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as a Country Party member for Darwin. He retired in 1925. Franks died in Elliott in 1938.

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1870 births 1938 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly {{Australia-National-politician-stub