Edward Wightman

The Reverend
Edward Wightman
Plaque commemorating Wightman, St Mary's Market, Lichfield
Born1566
Died11 April 1612 (aged 45–46)
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Cause of deathExecution by burning
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, who was known for his Nontrinitarianism view.

He was executed at Lichfield on charges of heresy; He was the last person to be burned at the stake in England by the crime of heresy.

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