Samuel Lyness Howe (May 14, 1864[1] – February 13, 1939[2]) was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia.

After being an unsuccessful candidate in the 1920 and 1924 provincial elections, he represented Richmond-Point Grey in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1928 to 1933 as a Conservative.

He was born in St. Vincent township, Grey County, Canada West, the son of Andrew Howe and Margaret Lyness, and was educated at the Ontario College of Pharmacy.

[1] During World War I, Howe donated his yacht to the federal government for use in Haida Gwaii.

The murals in the rotunda of the province's painted by George Henry Southwell were commissioned by Howe as Provincial Secretary.