Paul A. Dever

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Paul Dever
58th Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 6, 1949 – January 8, 1953
Lieutenant	Charles F. Sullivan
Preceded by	Robert F. Bradford
Succeeded by	Christian Herter
29th Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941
Governor	James Michael Curley Charles F. Hurley Leverett Saltonstall
Preceded by	Joseph E. Warner
Succeeded by	Robert T. Bushnell
Personal details
Born	Paul Andrew Dever (1903-01-15)January 15, 1903 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	April 11, 1958(1958-04-11) (aged 55) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Northeastern University Boston University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1942–1945
Rank	Lieutenant commander
Battles/wars	World 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.