Floride Calhoun

Floride Calhoun
Second Lady of the United States
In role March 4, 1825 – December 28, 1832
Vice President	John C. Calhoun
Preceded by	Hannah Tompkins
Succeeded by	Letitia Tyler
Personal details
Born	Floride Bonneau Colhoun (1792-02-15)February 15, 1792 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 25, 1866(1866-07-25) (aged 74) Pendleton, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pendleton, South Carolina
Spouse	John Calhoun ​ ​ (m. 1811; died 1850)​
Children	10 (including Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson)
Parent(s)	John E. Colhoun Floride Bonneau

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. 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 John Calhoun becoming president of the United States.