Bartholomew Burghersh the elder

Bartholomew Burghersh, called the elder (died 1355), was an English soldier and younger son of Robert Burghersh. He married Elizabeth de Verdun and in 1321 was captured at Leeds Castle and held in the Tower of London.

Under Edward III he served until his death as constable of Dover Castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, undertook embassies to France and Avignon, and went to Gascony. Named a guardian of the realm in 1355, he died at Dover that August.