Paul Mumford (March 5, 1734 – July 20, 1805)[1][2][3] was an American politician and lawyer.
He became a Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 1774 but had to flee to Barrington, Massachusetts,[dubious – discuss] before the advancing British troops.
There he was a member of a convention of the New England states at Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1777 to discuss the defence of Rhode Island and the currency issue.
In 1803, Mumford was elected lieutenant governor of Rhode Island alongside Arthur Fenner.
After Fenner's death on October 15, 1805, his successor as acting governor was President Pro Tempore of the State Senate, Henry Smith.