William Franklin Jenkins

American judge (1876–1961)

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.

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 . He served on the Georgia Court of Appeals from 1916 to 1936, and was thereafter appointed to the state supreme court.

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 ).

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1. ↑ "The Supreme Court of Georgia History" . Supreme Court of Georgia.

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• Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library , Emory University: William Franklin Jenkins family papers, 1868-1967

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