Charles Emerson Howe (January 27, 1846 – July 23, 1911) was an American politician who served as the thirty eighth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.

Charles Emerson Howe[1]
38th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts
In office
1903 – January 1904
Preceded byWilliam E. Badger
Succeeded byJames B. Casey
Chairman of the
Lowell, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[2]
In office
1896[1]–1896[1]
Member of the
Lowell, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[1]
In office
1894[1]–1896[1]
Personal details
BornJanuary 27, 1846[2]
Gonic Village, Rochester, New Hampshire[2]
DiedJuly 23, 1911[2]
Lowell, Massachusetts[2]
Political partyRepublican[3]
SpouseElizabeth F. Webster[1]
Military service
AllegianceUnited StatesUnion[1]
Branch/serviceUnion Army[1]
RankPrivate[1]
CommandsCompany E, Thirteenth Massachusetts Regiment.[1]
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War, Thoroughfare Gap, Second Bull Run[1]

Early life edit

Howe was born to John Swain[1] and Mary (Chadwick)[1] Howe in Gonic, a village in the city of Rochester, New Hampshire, January 27, 1846.[1]

Family life edit

On January 1, 1884, Howe married [1] Elizabeth F. Webster[1] of Lowell, Massachusetts.[1]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Cutter, William Richard (1908), Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Vol. IV, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 1843
  2. ^ a b c d e Metcalf, Henry Harrison (1911), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to Literature, History, Biography and State Progress Vol. XLIII, Concord, New Hampshire: The Rumford Press, p. 287
  3. ^ Langland, James (1903), The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1904: Vol. XX, Chicago, Illinois: The Chicago Daily News, p. 209
Political offices
Preceded by 38th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts

1903-1904
Succeeded by