Background
Moulton was born in North Shields, Northumberland.
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Education
Many members of his family were Methodist ministers and he attended the Wesleyan school Kingswood in Bath.
Career
In 1863 he was the founding headmaster of Newington College while awaiting a posting to Tonga. In Tonga he presided over the Methodist church and established Tupou College, patronised by King George Tupou I. During his time in Tonga, a schism formed within the church leading to the creation of the Free Church of Tonga. Throughout the dispute, Moulton managed to stay on good terms with the new movement.
He translated several texts into Tongan, including Milton"s Paradise Lost.
Moulton returned to Sydney in 1893 and took up the presidency of Newington College. In 1895, Moulton was the inaugural President of the Old Newingtonians" Union.
During this time, he completed translating the Bible into Tongan, which is still in use today in Tonga. He died, aged sixty-eight, in Lindfield and is buried in Gore Hill cemetery.
