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Robert Stephen Rintoul (1787-1858) was a journalist, newspaper editor and founder of The Spectator. Born in Aberdalgie, south west of Perth, he was apprenticed as in printer in Edinburgh but later moved to Dundee starting at the Dundee Advertiser in 1809, a paper he was to edit from 1811 to 1825. It was during this time that he showed his support for the Guildry and Nine Incorporated Trades, which were, in order of precedence, the Baxters or Bakers, Cordiners or Shoemakers, Skinners or Glovers, Tailors, Bonnetmakers, Fleshers, Hammermen, Braebeners or Weavers and the Listers or Dyers.
Rintoul was associated with many of the leading liberals in Scotland. He found similar friends when he moved to London in 1825. There he edited The Atlas until 1828 when he left after a disagreement. He soon set up The Spectator, having enticed all the staff from The Atlas to follow him. He used the pages of the paper to campaign for, amongst many other causes, the abolition of slavery in the colonies, the Reform Bill and the repeal of the Corn Laws. The Spectator flourished as both an independent and literate voice in the London journalistic scene. Rintoul was an intensely private man. He never made mention of his family in print. He and his wife Henrietta had two children Robert, who entered the army, and Henrietta.
For other boxes by this goldsmith see lots 35 and 93.
Rintoul was associated with many of the leading liberals in Scotland. He found similar friends when he moved to London in 1825. There he edited The Atlas until 1828 when he left after a disagreement. He soon set up The Spectator, having enticed all the staff from The Atlas to follow him. He used the pages of the paper to campaign for, amongst many other causes, the abolition of slavery in the colonies, the Reform Bill and the repeal of the Corn Laws. The Spectator flourished as both an independent and literate voice in the London journalistic scene. Rintoul was an intensely private man. He never made mention of his family in print. He and his wife Henrietta had two children Robert, who entered the army, and Henrietta.
For other boxes by this goldsmith see lots 35 and 93.