Charles Roe

Charles Roe
Profile of Charles Roe on a Macclesfield halfpenny dated 1758
Born7 May 1715
Died3 May 1781
Resting placeChrist Church, Macclesfield
NationalityEnglish
EducationMacclesfield Grammar School
OccupationIndustrialist
Known forSilk manufacture, mining, copper and brass smelting
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Lankford (1743–50)
Mary Stockdale (1752–63)
Rachel Harriott (1766–81)
Parent(s)Rev Thomas Roe
Mary Turner

Charles Roe (7 May 1715 – 3 May 1781) was an English industrialist. He played an important part in establishing the silk industry in Macclesfield, Cheshire and later became involved in the mining and metal industries.