Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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The Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act rescinded the ban on a man's marrying the sister of his previous wife, after her death.