Sir Thomas Frankland, 2nd Baronet

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Sir Thomas Frankland, 2nd Baronet (September 1665 – 30 October 1726), of Thirkelby in Yorkshire was an English Member of Parliament.

He was the eldest son of Sir William Frankland, 1st Baronet, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 2 August 1697. He entered Parliament in 1685 as member for Thirsk (for which his father had previously been MP), and subsequently also represented Hedon.

Frankland married Elizabeth Russell, daughter of Sir John Russell, in 1683, and they had at least eight children, including:

Thomas Frankland (c. 1685-1747), who succeeded his father in the baronetcy and was also MP for Thirsk and for Harwich
William Frankland (d. 1714)
Henry Frankland, Governor of Bengal (d. 1728)
Frederick Meinhardt Frankland (c. 1694-1768), MP for Thirsk
Mary (d. 1722), who married Thomas Worsley of Hovingham
Frances, who married Roger Talbot
Richard Frankland
Robert Frankland

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir William Frankland Sir William Ayscough	Member of Parliament for Thirsk with Sir Hugh Cholmeley 1685-1689 Richard Staines 1689-1695 1685–1695	Succeeded by Sir Godfrey Copley Richard Staines
Preceded by Lord Spencer Sir William Trumbull	Member of Parliament for Hedon with Hugh Bethell 1695–1698	Succeeded by Hugh Bethell Anthony Duncombe
Preceded by Sir Godfrey Copley Richard Staines	Member of Parliament for Thirsk with Sir Godfrey Copley 1698–1707	Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Parliament of England	Member of Parliament for Thirsk with Sir Godfrey Copley 1707-1709 Leonard Smelt 1709-1710 Ralph Bell 1710-1711 1707–1711	Succeeded by Ralph Bell Thomas Worsley
Baronetage of England
Preceded by William Frankland	Baronet (of Thirkelby) 1697-1726	Succeeded by Thomas Frankland