Charles H. Cushman (May 25, 1850 – June 29, 1909) was an American professional baseball umpire and manager in the late 19th century.

[1] Late in the 1891 season, he managed a replacement team, the Milwaukee Brewers, in the major-league American Association.

[3] In May 1884, after umpiring a St. Paul at Fort Wayne game in the Northwestern League, Cushman was struck in the head with a rock thrown by an eleven-year-old boy.

Later, Cushman said that he was discharged after refusing to attest to an affidavit incriminating managers Cap Anson and Patsy Tebeau of violating the league's prohibition on obscene or vulgar language (the "Brush law", named after owner John T.

[6] Cushman died in June 1909, aged 59, after being ill for six months following an injury at the railroad yard where he worked.