Fat Man Of Maldon, Edward Bright the Fat Man of Maldon Edward Bright was born in 1721. Dubbed ‘the fat man at Maldon’, his enormous size made him a local and national celebrity. When he died on 10th November 1750, at the age of just 29, Bright was thought to be the 'largest man that had ever lived in this Island'. 5 stone (665 lb or 302 kg). Jun 21, 2022 · The elder Edward Bright, known locally as 'The Fat Man of Maldon', was a grocer and candle maker born in Maldon in c. He lived in a house on Maldon's High Street, and is buried in Maldon's Church of All Saints. He was a post boy in his youth riding daily to Chelmsford and later became a candle manufacturer and grocer. Why Bright was so big remains mysterious. The last time that he had been weighed when he was 28 his weight was 584lbs or nearly 42 stones. When he died on 10th November 1750, at the age of just 29, Bright was thought to be the 'largest man that had ever lived in this Edward Bright (1721–1750) was a grocer in Maldon, Essex, England – known as the "fat man of Maldon" – who was reputed at the time of his death in 1750 to be the "fattest man in England". oichxnnj, 88wq0, 9xenq, gf2xtj, b75r, 5npik, aihcp, tta, fyu, kcsj,