Paul A. Dever

Paul Dever
58th Governor of Massachusetts
In office
January 6, 1949 – January 8, 1953
LieutenantCharles F. Sullivan
Preceded byRobert F. Bradford
Succeeded byChristian Herter
29th Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In office
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941
GovernorJames Michael Curley
Charles F. Hurley
Leverett Saltonstall
Preceded byJoseph E. Warner
Succeeded byRobert T. Bushnell
Personal details
Born
Paul Andrew Dever

(1903-01-15)January 15, 1903
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedApril 11, 1958(1958-04-11) (aged 55)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationNortheastern University
Boston University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1942–1945
Rank Lieutenant commander
Battles/warsWorld War II

Paul Andrew Dever (January 15, 1903 – April 11, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served as the 58th Governor of Massachusetts and was its youngest-ever Attorney General. Among his notable accomplishments was the construction of Boston’s circumferential highway Route 128, then called "Dever’s Folley," which was later expanded to Interstate 95, one of the most used national highways.