Francis Moorehouse

Francis C. "Skip" Moorehouse (May 1, 1923 - March 17, 1982) 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.

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.