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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. His grandfather, Thomas Nicholas (T.N.) Gautier Sr, was signer on the city's filing for incorporation. 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.' R.B. Gautier later became a county judge, 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. 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).

Gautier died in Miami in 1944. His son R.B. Gautier Jr. was elected to the Florida House of Representatives.

See also

• List of mayors of Miami
• Government of Miami
• History of Miami

References

1. Fisher, Joy. "Memories Of Old Miami". US GenWeb Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
2. Gautier, Joe (24 September 2015). "Rooted to Pioneering Days". Miami Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
3. "RB Gautier". Family Search. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
4. Report: Parts 1-1916. Florida Office of Secretary of State. 1915.
5. Archives (6 February 2017). "He Took a Shot..." No. Online. Miami Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
6. "Our Campaigns - FL Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 02, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

External links

• HistoryMiami official website of HistoryMiami (formerly the Historical Museum of Southern Florida)
• History of Miami PD

• Mayors of Miami
• 20th-century American judges
• People from Putnam County, Florida
• 1877 births
• 1944 deaths