1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.jerseyhistory.org/findingaid.php?aid=0427 |title= Howe Family Papers, 1844-1934 |accessdate=2011-09-18 |quote=Dr. Charles Moffat Howe (1851-1920), a dentist who established the first dental office in Passaic, was also active as mayor of Passaic for four terms, president of the Passaic National Bank, president of the Y.M.C.A, and other civic organizations. |publisher=New Jersey Historical Society }}
2. ^{{cite book |author=William Winfield Scott |coauthors= |title=History of Passaic and its environs |year=1922 |publisher= |page= |quote=In 1887 he was appointed police justice by Mayor Dr. Charles M. Howe, and discharged the duties of that office for a number of years. ...| url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofpassaic03scot/historyofpassaic03scot_djvu.txt |isbn= }}