William Franklin Jenkins (September 7, 1876 – December 4, 1961) 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
The Marlovian theory of Shakespeare authorship holds that the Elizabethan poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe was the main author of the poems and plays attributed to William Shakespeare. Further, the theory says Marlowe did not die in Dept ...
(that the plays of
William Shakespeare were actually written by
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe (; baptised 26 February 156430 May 1593), was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights. Based upon the ...
).
References
External links
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library Emory University
William Franklin Jenkins family papers, 1868-1967
1876 births
1961 deaths
Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state)
Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state)
University of Georgia School of Law alumni
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