Background
Morehouse, Edward Ward was born on September 16, 1896 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of Review Daniel W. and Martha Adelaide (Bird) Morehouse.
Morehouse, Edward Ward was born on September 16, 1896 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of Review Daniel W. and Martha Adelaide (Bird) Morehouse.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1918, Master of Arts (honorary), 1958. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1920, Doctor of Philosophy, 1927.
; children—Richard Ely (deceased 1923), Nancy Anderson (Mistress H. J. Gordon, Junior), Ward Ely. Married second, Margery Robinson Collins, December 30, 1959. Stepchildren—Lawrence W. Collins III (deceased), Benjamin I. Collins, and Margery C. Collins.
Began career as clerk United States States Shipping Board, 1918. Assistant economics University of Wisconsin, 1919-1920, 21-23. Assistant labor manager Levy Brothers Clothing Company, Rochester, New York, 1920-1921.
Research instructor Institute Research in Land Economics and Public Util., 1923-1925, research associate, 1925-1931. Assistant professor economics Northwestern University, 1925-1928, associate professor, 1928-1931. Managing editor Land Economics (formerly Journal Land and Public Utility Economics), 1925-1932, associate editor, 1932-1934, board editors, 1934-1971.
Chief economist Public Service Commission Wisconsin, director rates and research department, 1931-1940. Chief economist Trustees of Associate Gas & Electric Corporation, 1940-1945. Vice president General Public Utilities Corporation, 1945-1961.
Economics consultant, 1961-1965. Cons. Tennessee Valley Authority, 1934-1946, Office of Personnel Management, War Production Board, 1941-1945. Chairman electrical power advising committee Non Performing Asset, 1951.
Chairman of Commission statistics and accounts public utility companies National Association R.R. and Public Utility Commissioners, 1935-1939. Chairman Wisconsin Committee Statistics, 1938-1940. Consultant National Security Resources Board, 1947-1949.
Member committee coop, Atomic Energy Commission and electric power industry, 1949-1952. Executive advising committee national power survey, Federal Power Comn., 1962-1964. Ad hoc advising committee Atomic Energy Commission, 1964.
Public utilities and communications advising committee on wealth inventory survey George Washington University, 1963-1964. Regents lecturer University of California, Santa Barbara, 1966. Lecturer University of Wisconsin, 1963-1966.
Economics consultant corporation and engineering firms, 1962-1969, Atomic Energy Commission, 1961-1962, 65-69. Board of directors N.H.-Vermont Development Council, Inc., 1971-1974. Trustee Littleton Public Library Board, 1972-1974.
President, director Utilities Mutual Insurance Company, 1948-1962. Director Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Manila Electric Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, New Jersey Power & Light Company. Director Atomic Power Development Associates, Inc., 1955-1962, Chairman of Commission on economics, from 1955.
Served as sergeant, Motor Transport corpus, United States army, 1918-1919. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Economics Association, American Statistical Association, Academy Political Science, American Nuclear Society, American Gas Association (chairman commission on economics 1950-1951), Newcomen Society American, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Delta Phi.
Married Anna Mason Ely, June 14, 1923 (deceased.; married second, Margery Robinson Collins, December 30, 1959. Children: Richard Ely (deceased 1923), Nancy Anderson (Mistress H. J. Gordon, Junior.