Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Samuel Griswold Goodrich | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate | |
| In office 1837–1837 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1836–1836 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 19, 1793 Ridgefield, Connecticut |
| Died | May 9, 1860 (aged 66) |
| Relatives | Charles A. Goodrich (brother); Abigail Goodrich Whittlesey (sister); Emily Goodrich Smith (daughter) |
Samuel Griswold Goodrich (August 19, 1793 – May 9, 1860), better known by his pseudonym Peter Parley, was an American author and politician who established the children's magazine Merry's Museum. He was a Massachusetts State Senator in 1837.