Paul V. Shaughnessy was an American politician who served as Mayor of Waltham, Massachusetts.
He was succeeded by the city's oldest mayor, Austin D. Rhodes, after the 72 year old retired business executive defeated Shaughnessy in 1957.
[2] In 1958, Shaughnessy was appointed to the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission by Governor Foster Furcolo.
[8] State Attorney General Edward J. McCormack advised the Massachusetts Governor's Council that "there is a presumption of regularity that in fact a resignation was submitted by Shaughnessy and acted upon by the governor" and the Council approved O'Donnell's nomination.
[9] In 1962, he was appointed legal adviser to the Federal Housing Administration in New England and New York by President John F.