Edward Warner Heston (March 16, 1745, Hestonville, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – February 14, 1824) was a lieutenant colonel in the Pennsylvania militia during the American Revolutionary War and later a Pennsylvania state senator. During the Revolution, he entered service as a captain. In a skirmish with the British, he suffered a severe sword cut to the back of the head. He was taken prisoner and sent to Long Island, where he was held for seven months. He rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel by the close of the war.