Peggy Eaton affair
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The Peggy Eaton affair was a political and social scandal in the early 1830s involving the ostracism of the Secretary of War’s wife, which deepened divisions within Andrew Jackson’s cabinet and contributed to the resignation of several members.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peggy Eaton affair canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5612383 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peggy Eaton affair Context triple: [Andrew Jackson presidency, majorEvent, Peggy Eaton affair]
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A.
Thornton Affair
The Thornton Affair was an 1846 skirmish between Mexican and U.S. troops along the disputed Texas–Mexico border that helped trigger the Mexican–American War.
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B.
Beecher–Tilton scandal
The Beecher–Tilton scandal was a highly publicized 1870s adultery and seduction controversy involving famed preacher Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton that captivated and divided Victorian-era American society.
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C.
Bascom Affair
The Bascom Affair was an 1861 confrontation between the U.S. Army and the Chiricahua Apache that sparked a cycle of violence and is often seen as the event that ignited the Apache Wars.
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D.
Straperlo scandal
The Straperlo scandal was a major political corruption affair in 1930s Spain involving rigged gambling concessions that severely damaged the reputation of the Radical Republican Party and contributed to the destabilization of the Second Spanish Republic.
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E.
Calas affair
The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peggy Eaton affair Target entity description: The Peggy Eaton affair was a political and social scandal in the early 1830s involving the ostracism of the Secretary of War’s wife, which deepened divisions within Andrew Jackson’s cabinet and contributed to the resignation of several members.
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A.
Thornton Affair
The Thornton Affair was an 1846 skirmish between Mexican and U.S. troops along the disputed Texas–Mexico border that helped trigger the Mexican–American War.
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B.
Beecher–Tilton scandal
The Beecher–Tilton scandal was a highly publicized 1870s adultery and seduction controversy involving famed preacher Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton that captivated and divided Victorian-era American society.
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C.
Bascom Affair
The Bascom Affair was an 1861 confrontation between the U.S. Army and the Chiricahua Apache that sparked a cycle of violence and is often seen as the event that ignited the Apache Wars.
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D.
Straperlo scandal
The Straperlo scandal was a major political corruption affair in 1930s Spain involving rigged gambling concessions that severely damaged the reputation of the Radical Republican Party and contributed to the destabilization of the Second Spanish Republic.
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E.
Calas affair
The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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political scandal ⓘ social scandal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Petticoat affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
rapid remarriage of Margaret O’Neale to John H. Eaton after her first husband’s death
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rumors about Margaret O’Neale Eaton’s morality ⓘ social ostracism of Margaret O’Neale Eaton by cabinet members’ wives ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| effect |
decline of John C. Calhoun’s influence in the Jackson administration
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increased influence of Martin Van Buren in Andrew Jackson’s administration ⓘ political isolation of Vice President John C. Calhoun ⓘ reorganization of Andrew Jackson’s cabinet ⓘ resignation of most of Andrew Jackson’s cabinet in 1831 ⓘ rise of the so‑called Kitchen Cabinet ⓘ strengthening of the alliance between Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren ⓘ worsening of the rift between Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun ⓘ |
| endTime | 1831 ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Andrew Jackson presidency
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Jacksonian democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States politics in the 1830s ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Andrew Jackson
NERFINISHED
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Emily Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Floride Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ John Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ John C. Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ John H. Eaton’s first wife’s family ⓘ John Henry Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ John M. Berrien NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret O’Neale Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Van Buren NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel D. Ingham NERFINISHED ⓘ William B. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cabinet politics
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gender norms in early 19th‑century American society ⓘ honor culture in the antebellum South ⓘ intersection of social life and political power ⓘ |
| involvesOffice |
United States Attorney General
NERFINISHED
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United States Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Secretary of War NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Secretary of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Secretary of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Margaret O’Neale Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to the mass resignation of Andrew Jackson’s cabinet in 1831
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enhancing Martin Van Buren’s prospects for the presidency ⓘ influencing Andrew Jackson’s break with John C. Calhoun ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kitchen Cabinet
NERFINISHED
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Nullification Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1829 ⓘ |
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Subject: Peggy Eaton affair Description of subject: The Peggy Eaton affair was a political and social scandal in the early 1830s involving the ostracism of the Secretary of War’s wife, which deepened divisions within Andrew Jackson’s cabinet and contributed to the resignation of several members.
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