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.[1][2] 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.
With his first wife, Eleanor Mary Boyle, whom he married in 1945 and divorced in 1961, Lord Rowallan had four children:
He succeeded Thomas Corbett as the 3rd Baron Rowallan on 30 November 1977.
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett |
Baron Rowallan 1977–1993 |
Succeeded by John Polson Cameron Corbett |