Alexander Leighton

Alexander Leighton
Contemporary engraving of Alexander Leighton by Wenceslas Hollar
Born	c. 1570 Scotland, possibly near Montrose
Died	1649 London
Occupation(s)	Physician, pamphleteer
Spouse	Married twice
Children	Robert Leighton, Sapphira, Elisha (later Sir Ellis Leighton)

Alexander Leighton (c. 1570 – 1649) was a Scottish medical doctor and puritan preacher and pamphleteer best known for his 1630 pamphlet that attacked the Anglican church and which led to his torture by King Charles I.