In addition to dealing with rancor over rotation in office,…

In addition to dealing with rancor over rotation in office, the Jackson administration became embroiled in a personal scandal known as the ____________ concerning Margaret (“Peggy”) O’Neal’s involvement with John Eaton, a U.S. senator from Tennessee. Her husband, Timberlake, committed suicide in 1828, setting off a flurry of rumors that he had been distraught over his wife’s reputed infidelities. Eaton and Mrs. Timberlake married soon after, with the full approval of President Jackson.