Description: (Minister)
George Burroughs was a Puritan preacher who served as a non-ordained minister during the Salem witch trials. He is notable for being the only clergyman to be executed for witchcraft during this dark period in American history. Burroughs' recitation of the Lord's Prayer during his execution became a significant moment, as it was believed that a witch would be unable to utter such sacred words. His professional life was marked by his involvement in the religious and legal controversies of the time.