S. Herbert Howe

Simon Herbert Howe (December 21, 1835 – 1911) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as the first Mayor, of Marlborough, Massachusetts and as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Howe was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts to Samuel (1800–1864) and Charlotte Howe (1800–1839). Howe was a direct descendant of John Howe (1602-1680) who arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 from Brinklow, Warwickshire, England and settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Howe was also a descendant of Edmund Rice another early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay ColonyHowe married Harriett A. Brigham on January 1, 1857, they had four children including a son Louis P. Howe.

Howe was President of the S.H. Howe Shoe Companyand the President of the Marlborough Savings Bank. When Marlborough became a city, Howe had an image of his own factory incorporated into the city seal, where it remains to this day.