Charles Hugh Fawcett (10 May 1812 – 15 March 1890) was an Irish-born Australian politician.
He migrated to New South Wales around 1843, and in 1844 acquired property on the Richmond River.
Fawcett did not re-contest in 1882, and retired to Bulahdelah where he became police magistrate.
[2] Alongside his work in the public service, Fawcett collected botanical specimens for Ferdinand von Mueller from the Richmond River area of New South Wales.
[3] He is eponymized in the genus Fawcettia, which was described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1877,[4] and the species Cylicodaphne fawcettiana F.Muell.