Russell Peterson | |
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| Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality | |
| In office 1973–1976 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Russell E. Train |
| Succeeded by | John A. Busterud |
| 66th Governor of Delaware | |
| In office January 21, 1969 – January 16, 1973 | |
| Lieutenant | Eugene Bookhammer |
| Preceded by | Charles Terry |
| Succeeded by | Sherman W. Tribbitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Russell Wilbur Peterson October 3, 1916 Portage, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | February 21, 2011 (aged 94) Centreville, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (before 1996) Democratic (1996–2011) |
| Spouses | Lillian Turner
(m. 1937; died 1994)June Jenkins (m. 1995) |
| Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison (BS, MS, PhD) |
Russell Wilbur Peterson (October 3, 1916 – February 21, 2011) was an American scientist and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He served as Governor of Delaware as a member of the Republican Party.[1] An influential environmentalist, he served as chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality and president of the National Audubon Society.[2]
- ^ "Russell Wilber Peterson The Governor of Delaware". Delaware's Governors, 1949 to the present. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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