Sir William Frankland, 1st Baronet (c. 1640 – 2 August 1697) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of ...

from 1671 to 1685. Frankland was the eldest son of Sir Henry Frankland of Thirkelby,

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...

. On 24 December 1660 he was created a

baronet A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...

of Thirkleby. Frankland was elected Member of Parliament for

Thirsk Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England; it is known for its racecourse and depiction as local author James Herriot's fictional Darrowby. History Archeological finds indicate there was a settlement in Thirsk aro ...

in 1671, remaining its MP until 1685, when he was replaced by his son

Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

. Frankland married Arabella Belasyse (d. 1687), daughter of Henry Belasyse in 1662, and they had four children: * Thomas Frankland (1665–1726), who succeeded his father in the baronetcy and was also MP for Thirsk and for

Hedon Hedon is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Kingston upon Hull, Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the cross ...

*Henry Frankland of Sowerby (d. 1736) *Rev.

John Frankland The Very Revd John Frankland (1669 – 1730) was an 18th-century academic and Dean in the Church of England. The youngest son of Sir William Frankland, 1st Baronet, he was born at Thirkleby and educated at Eton College. He graduated B.A. from ...

, Dean of Ely and Vice Chancellor of

Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

*Anne, who married Leonard Smelt of Kirkby Fletham, mother of Leonard Smelt

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Frankland, William, 1st Baronet Frankland, William Frankland, William Frankland, William, 1st Baronet Year of birth uncertain 17th-century English landowners English MPs 1661–1679 English MPs 1679 English MPs 1680–1681

William William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle ...