Paul Davys
Irish politician and civil servant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Irish peer, see Paul Davys, 1st Viscount Mount Cashell. For people with a similar name, see Paul Davis (disambiguation) and Paul Davies (disambiguation).
Sir Paul Davys (c. 1600–1672) was an Irish politician and civil servant, who held office as Clerk to the Privy Council of Ireland and later as Secretary of State (Ireland). He had considerable influence in public affairs, and enjoyed the close friendship of the Lord Lieutenant, James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde.[1] His sons, William and John, both attained high office. He was the grandfather of Paul Davys, 1st Viscount Mount Cashell.