Francis Benjamin Kates was a politician in Queensland, Australia.
He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
He was the Member for Darling Downs from 26 November 1878 until 1 November 1881, and from 1 October 1883 until 4 May 1888.
He was the Independent Member for Cunningham from 11 March 1899 until his death on 26 September 1903.He was born on 1 July 1830 in Berlin, Prussia, the son of Benjamin Kates and his wife, Henrietta.