Zattu Cushing (June 11, 1771—January 11, 1839) was an American shipbuilder and judge.

He was the son of Nathaniel Cushing, a shipbuilder, and his wife Lydia Cooke.

He sold his property in New England and brought his family to Western New York in 1805.

His wife Rachel died in 1816 and he married secondly to Eunice Elderkin.

In 1821, Chautauqua County Agricultural Society was estanlished and Cushing was its first President.