Note: This is just one of 1,164 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

	Margaret Mayer (1883-1955) — also known as Margaret Shenberg; Mrs. Louis B. Mayer — of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass.; Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., October 3, 1883. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1932. Female. Jewish. Died in 1955 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Daughter of Hyman Shenberg and Rachel Shenberg; married, June 14, 1903, to Louis Burt Mayer; mother of Irene Gladys Mayer (who married David Oliver Selznick) and Edith 'Edie' Mayer (who married William Goetz).   Political family: Mayer family of Los Angeles, California.
	Louis Burt Mayer (1884-1957) — also known as Louis B. Mayer; Lazar Meir — of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass.; Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Dymer, Russia (now Ukraine), July 12, 1884. Republican. Owned movie theaters in New England; moved into the movie production business starting in 1916; head of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) movie studio, 1924-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1928, 1932; vice-chair of California Republican Party, 1931-32; California Republican state chair, 1932-33. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of leukemia and a kidney infection, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 29, 1957 (age 73 years, 109 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Home of Peace Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Sarah (Meltzer) Mayer and Jacob Mayer; married, June 14, 1903, to Margaret Shenberg (1883-1955) and Margaret Shenberg (divorced 1944); married, December 4, 1948, to Lorena L. Danker; father of Edith 'Edie' Mayer (who married William Goetz) and Irene Gladys Mayer (who married David Oliver Selznick).   Political family: Mayer family of Los Angeles, California.   Cross-reference: Dore Schary   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Books about Louis B. Mayer: Charles Higham, Merchant of Dreams: Louis B. Mayer, MGM, and the Secret Hollywood — Gary Carey, All the stars in heaven : Louis B. Mayer's MGM — Diana Altman, Hollywood East: Louis B. Mayer and the Origins of the Studio System — Charles Higham, The Merchant of Dreams: A Biography of Louis B. Mayer
	David Oliver Selznick (1902-1965) — also known as David O. Selznick; Oliver Jeffries — of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., May 10, 1902. Republican. Movie producer and Hollywood studio head; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944. Jewish. Died, of a heart attack, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 22, 1965 (age 63 years, 43 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Lewis J. Selznick and Florence A. (Sachs) Selznick; married, April 29, 1930, to Irene Gladys Mayer (daughter of Margaret Mayer and Louis Burt Mayer); married, July 13, 1949, to Jennifer Jones (who later married Norton Winfred Simon).   Political family: Mayer family of Los Angeles, California.   Cross-reference: Cornelius V. Whitney — Motley H. Flint   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
	William Goetz (1903-1969) — of Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 24, 1903. Democrat. Hollywood movie producer and studio executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960. Jewish. Died, of cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 15, 1969 (age 66 years, 144 days). Interment at Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Theodore Goetz and Fanny Goetz; married, March 19, 1930, to Edith 'Edi' Mayer (daughter of Margaret Mayer and Louis Burt Mayer).   Political family: Mayer family of Los Angeles, California.   See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
	Norton Winfred Simon (1907-1993) — also known as Norton Simon; Norton Glickman — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., February 5, 1907. Republican. President, Val Vita Food Products, 1931-42; subsequently president and chairman of Hunt Foods; director, Wheeling Steel Corporation, Northern Pacific Railway, and McCall's Publishing Co.; art collector; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1970. Jewish. Died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 1, 1993 (age 86 years, 116 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, February 3, 1933, to Lucille Ellis; married 1971 to Jennifer (Isley) Jones (widow of David Oliver Selznick).   Political family: Mayer family of Los Angeles, California.   See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile