Edward Bright was born in Maldon, Essex in 1721, where he remained throughout his life serving the town as a grocer and candle maker. He was considered an honest tradesman by his customers, genial by his friends, and popular amongst townspeople. But it wasn’t Bright’s kindly personality that distinguished him to those passing by his shop, but rather the fact that he was an extremely large man. By the age of 20, Bright weighed 335 lbs (152 kilograms), eight years later, his weight had ballooned to nearly 600 lbs. With…
