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.