Redmond Bunn 'R.B.' Gautier Jr. (born April 3, 1909)[1] was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Florida state representative and senator.
Gautier Jr was born to City of Miami judge and later mayor, R.B. Gautier and Ida F Miller Gautier.[2] The Gautiers were South Florida pioneers, moving to Miami shortly after its incorporation.
Gautier attended Miami High School, Riverside Military Academy and Washington and Lee University.[3] He was elected to serve in the Florida House of Representatives from 1943 to 1945. He gave up his seat to take a commission as a Navy officer in WWII but regained his seat after the war. [4]
Gautier was a 1956 delegate to the 1956 Democratic National Convention[5] Gautier was a trustee for the University of Miami.[6]
References
- Notes
- ^ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947". Ancestry.
- ^ Ward, Robert (2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County" (PDF). Retrieved 17 Feb 2020.
- ^ "Gautier gets commission in Navy". Miami Herald. May 30, 1943. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Morris, Allen (May 30, 1943). "Gautier Gets Commission". Miami Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "FL Democratic Party". Political Graveyard.
- ^ "University of Miami 1968". E Yearbook. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- Sources
- Miami Stories: Rooted to pioneering days on Miami Herald
- Gautier Family and First United Methodist Church of Miami on Miami History
External links
- HistoryMiami official website of HistoryMiami (formerly the Historical Museum of Southern Florida)
- People of Lawmaking
- Florida Lives: The Sunshine State Who's Who