Samuel Cushman (June 8, 1783 – May 20, 1851) was an American attorney and politician in the U.S. state of New Hampshire.

He attended the common schools, studied law and was admitted to the bar.

[2] Cushman was nominated by President Andrew Jackson to be United States attorney for the District of New Hampshire but was not confirmed.

[4] Cushman served as chairman of the Committee on Commerce during the Twenty-fifth Congress.

[5] After leaving Congress, he was a United States Navy officer at Portsmouth from 1845 to 1849.