R. B. Gautier Sr | |
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15th Mayor of Miami | |
In office 1931–1933 | |
Preceded by | C. H. Reeder |
Succeeded by | E.G. Sewell |
Personal details | |
Born | Putnam County,Florida,US | July 20,1877
Died | 1944 Miami,Florida,US |
Resting place | Miami City Cemetery |
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse | Ida Miller |
Children | R.B. Gautier Jr.,Ida Miller Gautier,Elizabeth Osgood Gautier |
Profession | Attorney |
Redmond Bunn 'R.B.' Gautier Sr. (1877-1944) was an attorney,judge and the City of Miami's 15th Mayor.
Gautier was born in Putnam County,Florida. When he was a boy his family moved to Miami. [1] His grandfather,Thomas Nicholas (T.N.) Gautier Sr,was signer on the city's filing for incorporation. [2] The Gautiers are considered Miami pioneers.
Around the time of WWI,the Gautier family lived in Miami Beach and Gautier listed his occupation as 'Attorney.' [3] R.B. Gautier later became a county judge, [4] and later successfully ran for Mayor of Miami. He was seated next to Franklin D. Roosevelt at Bayfront Park in Miami in February 1933 when Giuseppe Zangara attempted to assassinate Roosevelt. Gautier and Roosevelt survived unscathed but Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was mortally wounded and five other bystanders sustained injuries. [5] Gautier would run for governor in 1936 but lost in the Democratic primaries. During the Democratic primaries,he would receive 1,607 votes (0.67% of the vote). [6]
Gautier died in Miami in 1944. His son R.B. Gautier Jr. was elected to the Florida House of Representatives.
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