Franklin County, New Zealand

Franklin County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the North Island.

Franklin County took its name after the existing Parliamentary electorate of Franklin. This had evidently been named in honour of Lady Jane Franklin, the wife of Sir John Franklin, the Arctic explorer. Lady Franklin had visited Robert Maunsell's mission station at the Waikato Heads in 1841.

In 1923 Franklin County covered 620 mi2 and had a population of 9,730, with 183 mi of gravel roads, 252 mi of mud roads and 400 mi of tracks.

Chairmen of Franklin County Council
Eight men served as chair of Franklin County Council during its 77-year existence: