Born in St. Martinville, La., in 1839, Felix Voorhies was a lawyer, politician, and judge who also won fame as an author of songs and short stories and a director of plays and musicals. Following education at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., St. Charles College in Grand Coteau, La., and the College of the Immaculate Conception in New Orleans, Voorhies began a lengthy legal and political career, practicing law from 1860-1912 and serving in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1874-1878. In 1907 he published his most famous work, Acadian reminiscences: the true story of Evangeline (1907), which enjoyed widespread popularity despite its historical inaccuracies. Voorhies died in New Iberia, La., in 1919.
From the description of Felix Voorhies miscellany, 1859-1965. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 191729311
