Edward Wightman

Edward Wightman
Born1566
Died11 April 1612 (aged 45–46)
Cause of deathExecution by burning
NationalityEnglish
OccupationMercer then minister
SpouseFrances Darbye of Hinckley
Children7 children—2 boys and 5 girls

Edward Wightman (1566 – 11 April 1612) was an English radical Anabaptist minister, executed at Lichfield on charges of heresy;[1][2] he was the last person to be burned at the stake in England for such a crime.[3]