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The intention of the testator is the polar star by which we must be guided.

Nicholas Conyngham Tindal

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Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal, PC (12 December 1776 – 6 July 1846) 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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Alternative Names: Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal • Rt. Hon. Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal • Sir Nicolas Conyngham Tindal

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