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Margaret Eaton (née O'Neill, formerly Timberlake, later Buchignani; December 3, 1799 – November 8, 1879), 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.
The Petticoat affair (also known as the Eaton affair) was a political scandal involving members of President Andrew Jackson 's Cabinet and their wives, from 1829 to 1831.
Jul 21, 2023 · Peggy Eaton was the wife of John Eaton, a cabinet member of President Andrew Jackson. She was shunned by the wives of other cabinet members due to rumors of an affair, which sparked a political crisis and a rift between Jackson and John C. Calhoun.
- Randal Rust
May 26, 2018 · For years after the Petticoat affair, Peggy Eaton continued to lead a controversial life. After John Eaton passed away in 1856, Peggy found herself in the possession of a small fortune as his widow. At age 59, she married an Italian dancer, who had been her granddaughter’s tutor.
Apr 27, 2022 · Peggy Eaton was the wife of John Eaton, Secretary of War under Andrew Jackson. She was ostracized by the wives of other Cabinet members and their social circle for her marriage and reputation.
- Robert Longley
Jun 12, 2006 · According to modern Jackson biographer Robert V. Remini, at a grand ball on inauguration night, ‘the other ladies in the official family tried not to notice as Peggy Eaton swept into the room and startled everyone with her presence and beauty.’
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Dec 20, 2019 · Margaret Eaton’s power, her enemies charged, was sexual. With a widowed President as her biggest supporter, she was considered a power behind the throne, a “modern Cleopatra,” in one newspaper’s phrase. “Mrs. Eaton is the President,” another newspaper claimed. Wood’s verdict?
