Sir Nicolas Conyngham Tindal, PC was an 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.
- Occupation
- judge, politician
- Position held
- member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Solicitor General for England and Wales
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
