Nicholas Conyngham Tindal
Sir Nicolas Conyngham Tindal, PC was a celebrated English lawyer who successfully defended the then Queen of the United Kingdom, Caroline of Brunswick, at her trial for adultery in 1820. As Chief Justice of Common Pleas, an office he held with distinction from 1829 to 1846, he was responsible for the inception of the special verdict "Not Guilty by reason of insanity" at the trial of Daniel M'Naghten.
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- Born in
- Moulsham
- Educated at
- Trinity CollegeKing Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
- Awards
- 🏆 Knight Bachelor
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1776
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Birth1846
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