| Charles Emerson Howe | |
| Term Start: | 1903 |
| Term End: | January 1904 |
| Predecessor: | William E. Badger |
| Successor: | James B. Casey |
| Office2: | Chairman of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen |
| Term Start2: | 1896 |
| Term End2: | 1896 |
| Office3: | Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen |
| Term Start3: | 1894 |
| Term End3: | 1896 |
| Birth Date: | January 27, 1846 |
| Death Date: | July 23, 1911 |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Elizabeth F. Webster |
| Rank: | Private |
| Commands: | Company E, Thirteenth Massachusetts Regiment. |
Charles Emerson Howe (January 27, 1846 – July 23, 1911) was an American politician who served as the thirty eighth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Howe was born to John Swain and Mary (Chadwick) Howe in Gonic, a village in the city of Rochester, New Hampshire, January 27, 1846.
On January 1, 1884, Howe married Elizabeth F. Webster of Lowell, Massachusetts.