Francis C. "Skip" Moorehouse (May 1, 1923 - March 17, 1982) was an American labor relations specialist who worked for

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and served as

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Early life

Moorehouse was born in

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. He graduated from Saugus High School in 1941 and went on to attend

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and

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. Moorehouse served in the

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during

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. For 13 years, he was a member of the

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, where he retired as a captain.

General Electric

Moorehouse worked for the General Electric plant in

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, for 34 years. From 1953 to 1982 he was the manager of union relations, representing GE in union negotiations.

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. During his tenure he dealt with youth crime, attempted to have a $190 million oil refinery built in town, 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. He is best remembered, however, for his proposal to bring sewers to Saugus. In 1973, Moorehouse's sabbatical ended and he chose to return to General Electric rather than remain as town manager.

Death

Moorehouse died on March 17, 1982, after a brief illness.

References

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