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Andrew Jackson's secretary of war, John Henry Eaton, married recently widowed Margaret Timberlake, whose husband had committed suicide. The marriage proved a great scandal, with rumors that Eaton had been having an affair with Timberlake which led to her first husband's suicide. Most of Jackson's cabinet turned against Eaton but Jackson supported him, and the controversy led to such a conflict that almost Jackson's entire cabinet resigned over the issue.
What was the Petticoat Affair?