Thornton Leigh Hunt 1860s. Hunt was also editor of "The Spectator" from around 1859 to January 1861. James Buchanan was at that time President of the United States and was attempting to counter civil war over the issue of slavery, mostly by adopting a vacillatory position. Two Americans based in London - a businessman called John McHenry and an Assistant Secretary to ambassador George M. Dallas, called Benjamin Moran - determined to use the magazine as a counter to the generally anti-Buchanan position of the British press. Hunt had assisted Robert Stephen Rintoul at "The Spectator" and appears to have stayed on after
David Rintoul Boggart and the Monster" (2013) written by Susan Cooper. In 2016 Rintoul narrated Philippe Sands' "East West Street - the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity"". Rintoul is married to actress Vivien Heilbron. A friend and University of Edinburgh classmate of Ian Charleson, Rintoul contributed a chapter to the 1990 book, "For Ian Charleson: A Tribute". His brother, Dougie Wilson, is stage manager and £250,000 winner on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire". His sister Dorothy is married to the artist Alain Senez. David Rintoul David Rintoul (born David Wilson; 29 November 1948) is a Scottish stage and television