Henri Gautier

Henri Gautier (1676–1757) was a French aristocrat, landowner and public official.

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:
 * Joseph-Antoine de Gautier. He inherited his father's aristocratic titles and served as an Advisor to the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence. He married Anne de Boisson, daughter of Joseph-Gaspard de Boisson and Anne de Pisany de Saint-Laurent. They had children.
 * (first daughter). She married into the de Dedons de Lis family.
 * (second daughter). She married into the de Saporta family.
 * (third daughter). She married into the de Rians family.
 * (fourth daughter). She married into the de Regina family.

He died in 1757.