Felix Robertson was born on January 11, 1781 at the fort Freeland"s Station, which was later commemorated as a neighborhood of Nashville. He was born to General James Robertson and his wife Charlotte Reeves Robertson, who had arrived with the first large group of settlers in Middle Tennessee. He 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
Robertson studied medicine under the direction of Benjamin Rush at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his Doctor of Medicine
He served twice as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1818 to 1819 as well as from 1827 to 1829. Degree in 1806. He went on to practice medicine in Nashville for forty years. He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1818 to 1819 as well as from 1827–1829.
He 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.
He went on to work as a professor of medicine at the Old University of Nashville. He served as director of Medical Society of Tennessee from 1834 through 1840 and again in 1853 for two years.
He was a close friend and personal doctor of President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). He worked on his 1828 presidential campaign.
Personal life
He died on July 10, 1865, and he is buried in the Nashville City Cemetery.
His tombstone is inscribed with the epitaph "First white child born in settlement now called Nashville. Distinguished as a physician. Foremost as citizen."
He died in the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.
His portrait, painted by Washington Bogart Cooper in July 1839, hangs in the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville.
