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Captain Arthur Cameron Corbett, 3rd Baron Rowallan (17 December 1919 – 1993), was a British aristocrat most notable for successfully having his second marriage annulled in 1970 by a court on the grounds that his wife, April Ashley, a transsexual woman, was a man under then-current UK law. The argument was accepted, and the case served as a precedent for all such cases until the Gender Recognition Act 2004 was passed, which provided the needed legal framework for changing a person's legal gender.

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Born	Arthur Cameron Corbett 17 December 1919
Died	1993 (aged 73)
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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April Ashley 1935-2021 English transgender activist · m. 1963; div. 1966 info edit

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Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan · Father · 1895-1977 · British Baron and scout leader edit info

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Jo Grimond · Uncle · 1913-1993 · British soldier, politician and academic edit info

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April Ashley

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