Richard Franks (11 April 1870 – 3 July 1938) was an Australian politician. He was born in Beckington in Somerset. His Father was James Franks [Frome, Somerset, England, United Kingdom 1834 - 1913] and mother Esther Dainton [Goose Street, Frome, Somerset, England, BA11, United Kingdom - 1830 - 1919]. In 1922 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Country Party member for Darwin. He retired in 1925. Franks died in in 1938.