John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst

Standard Name: Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley,,, Baron
Used Form: Lord Lyndhurst

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1 September 1835: As of this date, Lord Lyndhurst's Act made...

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1 September 1835

As of this date, Lord Lyndhurst 's Act made marriages between in-laws, such as a man and his deceased wife's sister, illegal in England.

1842: A bill to legalize marriage between a man...

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1842

A bill to legalize marriage between a man and his deceased wife's sister was introduced in the House of Commons . It did not pass.

1847: A royal commission was appointed to inquire...

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1847

A royal commission was appointed to inquire into the issue of illegal marriages between a man and his deceased wife's sister, prohibited in Lord Lyndhurst 's Act of 1835.

May 1856: Lord Chancellor Cranworth presented a second...

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May 1856

Lord Chancellor Cranworth presented a second divorce bill, to which there were several successful amendments affecting married women's property.

28 August 1907: The Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act...

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28 August 1907

The Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act rescinded the ban on a man's marrying the sister of his previous wife, after her death.

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