William Franklin Sands

William F. Sands
United States Minister to Guatemala
In office
October 9, 1909 – October 14, 1910
PresidentWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byWilliam Heimke
Succeeded byRobert Stockwell Reynolds Hitt
Personal details
Born(1874-07-29)July 29, 1874
Washington, D.C.
DiedJune 17, 1946(1946-06-17) (aged 71)
Washington, D.C.
EducationGeorgetown University (BA, LL.B.)
OccupationDiplomat, author, professor

William Franklin Sands (July 29, 1874 – June 17, 1946) was a United States diplomat most known for his service in Korea on the eve of Japan's colonization of that country.