Henri Gautier


Henri Gautier was a French aristocrat, landowner and public official.

Biography

Early life

Henri Gautier was born in 1676 in Aix-en-Provence.

Career

He was a clerk to Jean-Claude Guyon, a notary. Later, he served as Treasurer of the Estates of Provence.
He purchased the lands of Le Poët, Vernègues and Valavoire. On 24 April 1724 King Louis XV of France granted him a hereditary title of nobility. In 1730, he purchased the land at the top of the Cours Mirabeau where there was an old watermill and commissioned architect Georges Vallon to design a hôtel particulier that came to be known the Hôtel du Poët.

Personal life

He was married to Anne le Gros. They had a son and four daughters:
He died in 1757.