Russell W. Peterson

Russell W. Peterson

Russell Wilbur "Russ" 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. An influential environmentalist, he served as chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality and president of the National Audubon Society.

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    Dear common flower, that grow’st beside the way,
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    First pledge of blithesome May,
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