Moulton, J. E. (James Egan), 1841-1909

Moulton (1841-1909), was a noted Wesleyan missionary in Tonga. He was born in North Shields, Yorkshire, and went to Australia in 1863. After being the first headmaster of Newington College, Sydney, he went to Tonga to take charge of the Friendly Islands district Native Training Institution in Nuku'alofa. The Institution later become Tupou College. With a few breaks, he worked in Tonga for 40 years. He was responsible for a complete revision of the Tongan Bible and the creation of an extensive vernacular literature.

From the description of Notes on Tongan history and Tongan legends [microform] / by G. [sic] E. Moulton. (National Library of New Zealand - Wellington Service Centre). WorldCat record id: 154293979