Background
Mcwhirter, Felix T. was born on July 17, 1853 in Lynchburg, Tennessee, United States. Son of Doctor Samuel H. and Nancy C. (Tyree) M.
Mcwhirter, Felix T. was born on July 17, 1853 in Lynchburg, Tennessee, United States. Son of Doctor Samuel H. and Nancy C. (Tyree) M.
Bachelor of Arts, East. Tennessee Wesleyan (now Grant Memorial) University, 1873, Master of Arts, 1876. Doctor of Philosophy, De Pauw, 1885. Student Johns Hopkins University, 1885-1886.
Editor of the Athens (Tennessee) News, 1873-1876. Mayor of Athens, 1877-1878. Instructor and associate professor rhetoric and English literature, De Pauw, 1884-1888.
Real estate broker, Indianapolis, 1888-1900.
President Peoples State Bank, December, since 1900.
Member Prohibition National Committee, 1892-1812 (treasurer 1906-1912, Executive Committee, 1905-1912).
Married Luella Frances Smith, November 18, 1878.