Sir Charles Manley Luke CStJ JP (4 February 1857 – 19 April 1941) was a New Zealand politician and company director.

Born at St Just in Penwith, near Penzance, Cornwall, England, Luke came to New Zealand with his parents in July 1874.

The company was located on the Te Aro foreshore and built the steamships Matai and Weka.

Luke was appointed as a member and toured Australia to determine if the idea was worthwhile.

He was also on the board of Flock House which provided assistance to widows and dependents of sailors of the British Navy and Merchant Marine who had lost their lives during the war.

At the 1899 general election he stood unsuccessfully in the Wellington electorate as a Liberal Party candidate.

[13] Luke died at the residence of his younger daughter, Grace Winifred Cunningham (1886–1976), in Kelburn on 19 April 1941,[14] and his ashes were buried in Karori Cemetery.