12 Facts About Felix Robertson

Felix Robertson was an American pioneer, physician and Jeffersonian Republican politician.

Felix Robertson served twice as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1818 to 1819 as well as from 1827 to 1829.

Felix Robertson was born to General James Robertson and his wife Charlotte Reeves, who had arrived with the first large group of settlers in Middle Tennessee.

Felix Robertson was the first known white child born in the settlement now called Nashville, while his father is regarded as the "Father of Tennessee" in history books.

Felix Robertson later took part in Robertson's Colony with his cousin Sterling C Robertson, but they returned to Tennessee.

Felix Robertson delivered a speech at the 26th annual meeting of the Tennessee Medical Society detailing the early physicians and medical practices in the early settlement of Nashville.

Felix Robertson went on to work as a professor of medicine at the former University of Nashville.

Felix Robertson served as director of the Medical Society of Tennessee from 1834 through 1840 and again in 1853 for two years.

Felix Robertson was a close friend and personal doctor of President Andrew Jackson.

Felix Robertson died on July 10,1865, and he is buried in the Nashville City Cemetery.

Felix Robertson died in the Battle of the Alamo on March 6,1836.

Felix Robertson's portrait, painted by Washington Bogart Cooper in July 1839, hangs in the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville.