Floride Calhoun

Floride Calhoun
Second lady of the United States
In office March 4, 1825 – December 28, 1832
Vice President	John C. Calhoun
Preceded by	Hannah Marine Tompkins
Succeeded by	Letitia Christian Tyler
Personal details
Born	Floride Bonneau Colhoun February 15, 1792 Charleston, South Carolina
Died	July 25, 1866 (aged 74) Pendleton, South Carolina, U.S
Nationality	American
Spouse(s)	John C. Calhoun
Children	Andrew Pickens Calhoun (1811–1865), Floride Pure Calhoun (1814–1815), Jane Calhoun (1816–1816), Anna Maria Calhoun (1817–1875), Elizabeth Calhoun (1819–1820), Patrick Calhoun (1821–1858), John Caldwell Calhoun Jr. (1823–1850), Martha Cornelia Calhoun (1824–1857), James Edward Calhoun (1826–1861), and William Lowndes Calhoun (1829–1858)
Parents	John E. Colhoun Floride Bonneau

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. 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 President Andrew Jackson, and effectively ended any legitimate chance of him becoming president of the United States.