Howe was later ordained as a Presbyterian minister and taught at Eastern preparatory schools and at Dartmouth College.

His father, Solomon Howe (born April 1856), was a Massachusetts native and was a wholesaler dealer of dry goods.

[7] After another strong year in 1910, Howe was unanimously elected by his teammates as the captain of Yale's 1911 football team.

[14] While attending Yale, Howe was, according to profile in the Boston Daily Globe, also a leader in religious life at the university, the strongest man in his class, an excellent scholar, and one of the best hockey players in college.

[8] At the end of December 1911, Howe agreed to return in the fall of 1912 as the school's head football coach, after graduating with Yale's Class of 1912.

[22] In a draft registration card completed in June 1917, Howe indicated that he was living in Windsor, Connecticut, and was employed as the chaplain at the Loomis Institute.

[25] At the time of the 1920 United States Census, Howe was living in Watertown with his wife Margaret and their two children.

[27] At the time of the 1930 United States Census, Howe was living in Hanover, New Hampshire, with his wife Margaret and their daughter and four sons.

In a draft registration card completed in 1942, Howe indicated that he was living with his wife Margaret in East Orange, New Jersey, and that he was employed by the Welfare Federation.

[21] In 1955, Howe died after a short illness at Sceva Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, New Hampshire.