Margaret O'Neill Eaton
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1799 – 1879
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Who was Margaret O'Neill Eaton?
Margaret O'Neill Eaton, better known as Peggy Eaton, was the daughter of Rhoda Howell and William O'Neale, the owner of Franklin House, a popular Washington, D.C. hotel. Peggy was noted for her beauty, wit and vivacity. Through her marriage to United States Senator John Henry Eaton, she had a central role in the Petticoat affair that disrupted the Cabinet of Andrew Jackson.
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- Born
- Dec 3, 1799
Washington, D.C. - Also known as
- Peggy Eaton
- Spouses
- John Eaton
(1829 - )
- John Eaton
- Lived in
- Washington, D.C.
- Died
- Nov 8, 1879
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on July 23, 2013
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