Floride Calhoun
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Floride Bonneau Calhoun was the Second Lady of the United States from 1825 to 1832. She was the wife of Vice President of the United States, John C. Calhoun.
Floride Calhoun nee Colhoun
Peggy Eaton
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Margaret Eaton, was the wife of John Henry Eaton, a United States senator from Tennessee and United States Secretary of War, and a confidant of Andrew Jackson. Their marriage was the cause of a nation
Floride Calhoun
…during her husband's service as vice president of the United States. In that role, Mrs. Calhoun led the wives of other Cabinet members in ostracizing Peggy Eaton, the wife of Secretary of War John Eaton, whom they considered a woman of low morals. The affair helped damage relations between John C. Calhoun and…
Margaret Peggy O'Neal Eaton 1
Cigar box shows President Jackson introduced to Peggy (left) and two lovers fighting a duel over her (right).
Margaret Peggy O'Neil Timberlake Eaton (1796–1879), painted by Henry Inman
Margaret O'Neill Eaton in later life