Francis Moorehouse
{{Short description|American labor relations specialist (1923–1982)}}
{{Infobox Politician (general)
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| name = Francis Moorehouse
| birth_date = May 1, 1923
| birth_place = Pascoag, Rhode Island
| death_date = March 17, 1982 (aged 58)
| death_place = Lynn, Massachusetts
|restingplace = Riverside Cemetery
Saugus Massachusetts
| nationality = American
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| occupation = Labor relations specialist
Town administrator
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| alma_mater = Lowell Institute
Mississippi State College
| title = Saugus, Massachusetts Town Manager
| term_start = 1970
| term_end = 1973
| predecessor = Clarence Sayward Wilkinson
| successor = Robert C. Hagopian
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Francis C. "Skip" Moorehouse (May 1, 1923 - March 17, 1982){{cite web|url=https://www.fold3.com/record/2665485-francis-c-moorehouse|title=Francis C Moorehouse|publisher=Fold3|access-date=April 3, 2020}} was an American labor relations specialist who worked for General Electric and served as Town Manager of Saugus, Massachusetts.
Early life
Moorehouse was born in Pascoag, Rhode Island. He graduated from Saugus High School in 1941 and went on to attend Lowell Institute and Mississippi State College.
Moorehouse served in the United States Army during World War II. For 13 years, he was a member of the Massachusetts National Guard, where he retired as a captain.
General Electric
Moorehouse worked for the General Electric plant in Lynn, Massachusetts, for 34 years. From 1953 to 1982 he was the manager of union relations, representing GE in union negotiations.{{cite news|title=Francis Moorehouse, Saugus Town Manager From 1970-73; At 58|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=March 18, 1982}}
Saugus Town Manager
In 1970, Moorehouse took a sabbatical from General Electric to serve as Town Manager of Saugus. He was the first Saugus resident to ever serve as full-time town manager.{{cite journal|last=Wilkes|first=Brent|title=An Analysis of Tenure and Termination of Town Managers in Saugus, Massachusetts|journal=Massachusetts Municipal Association}} During his tenure he dealt with youth crime,{{cite news|last=Richwine|first=David|title=Saugus youths lament: 'There's nothing to do'|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=September 10, 1973}} attempted to have a $190 million oil refinery built in town,{{cite news|last=Cowen|first=Peter|title=$190m oil refinery proposed in Saugus|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=March 13, 1972}} and succeeded in having Wheelabrator Technologies build their incineration plant, which would become the first commercially successful incineration plant in the United States, in Saugus.{{cite news|last=Langer|first=Paul|title=New Saugus incinerator to make steam from refuse|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=March 10, 1972}}{{cite web | url = http://www.wte.org/environment/ | title = Waste-to-Energy: Less Environmental Impact than Almost Any Other Source of Electricity | publisher = Integrated Waste Services Association | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080625103459/http://www.wte.org/environment/ | archive-date = 25 June 2008}} He is best remembered, however, for his proposal to bring sewers to Saugus.{{cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Steven|title=Savoring Saugus|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1338102061.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715170833/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1338102061.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2012|access-date=1 March 2012|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=September 16, 2007}}
In 1973, Moorehouse's sabbatical ended and he chose to return to General Electric rather than remain as town manager.