PAUL ANDREW DEVER

Dever, Paul Andrew (1903-1958) — also known as Paul A. Dever — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 15, 1903. Cousin of William Emmett Dever. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1928-34; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1935-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1956; Governor of Massachusetts, 1949-53; defeated, 1940, 1952; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1952. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Phi Delta Phi. Died April 11, 1958. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
Father's name: Joseph P
Father's Birth Place: Massachusetts
Mother's name: Annie A
Mother's Birth Place: Massachusetts
Spoouse: Marie M
Born: May 8, 1897 Boston, Massachusetts
Marriage: abt 1937

Sources:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
U.S. Federal Census
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell