William Franklin Jenkins (September 7, 1876 – December 4, 1961) was an American judge. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1936 to 1948, and chief justice from 1947 to 1948.[1]
Born in Webster County, Georgia, Jenkins attended the public schools of Eatonton, Georgia and the University of Virginia. He received a law degree from the University of Georgia in 1896, and entered into the practice of law with his father in Putnam County, Georgia.[2] He served on the Georgia Court of Appeals from 1916 to 1936, and was thereafter appointed to the state supreme court.[2]
An avid reader of classics, Jenkins was a proponent of the Marlovian theory of Shakespeare authorship (that the plays of William Shakespeare were actually written by Christopher Marlowe).[2]
References
edit- ^ "The Supreme Court of Georgia History". Supreme Court of Georgia.
- ^ a b c "William Franklin Jenkins, 1917-1937".
External links
edit- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University: William Franklin Jenkins family papers, 1868-1967
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