Alexander 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.

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Alexander Leighton
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1570
Birth place
Scotland , Montrose Angus
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1649
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  1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=17618
  2. http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp59977