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Floride Bonneau Calhoun (née Colhoun; February 15, 1792 – July 25, 1866) was the wife of U.S. politician John C. Calhoun. She was known for her leading role in the Petticoat affair, which occurred during her husband's service as vice president of the United States.
Feb. 15, 1792-July 25, 1866. Floride Bonneau Colhoun Calhoun, a prominent woman in the early republic, was married to career politician John C. Calhoun.
Floride Calhoun, segunda dama de los Estados Unidos, lideró a las esposas de otras figuras políticas de Washington, principalmente las de los miembros del gabinete de Jackson, en una coalición "anti-Peggy", que sirvió para rechazar a los Eaton social y públicamente.
Floride Calhoun. Floride Bonneau Calhoun (née Colhoun; February 15, 1792 – July 25, 1866) was the wife of prominent U.S. politician John C. Calhoun. She is best known for her leading role in the Petticoat affair, which occurred during her husband's service as vice president of the United States.
Led by Floride Calhoun, wife of Vice President John C. Calhoun, these women, dubbed the "Petticoats", socially ostracized Secretary of War John Eaton and his wife, Peggy Eaton, over disapproval of the circumstances surrounding the Eatons' marriage and what they deemed her failure to meet the "moral standards of a Cabinet Wife".
21 de jul. de 2023 · Floride Calhoun — After her husband resigned as Vice President, she returned to their plantation — Fort Hil — in South Carolina. John C. Calhoun died in 1850 and she sold the plantation to their son, Andrew Pickens Calhoun, in 1854.
27 de abr. de 2022 · Led by the wife of Vice President John C. Calhoun, Floride, the women publicly ostracize and exclude Secretary of War John Eaton and his wife, Peggy O’Neale Eaton, from Washington society.
