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| Moulton, William Fiddian. Hon. M.A. 1877. [2nd s. of the Rev. James Egan, Wesleyan minister (and Catherine, dau. of William Fiddian, a brass-founder of Huguenot descent). B. Mar. 14, 1835, at Leek, Staffs. School, Woodhouse Grove School, near Leeds, and at Wesley College, Sheffield.] B.A., London, 1854; M.A., London, 1856; D.D., Edinburgh, 1874. Assistant Master at a private school at Devonport, and at Queen's College, Taunton, 1854-8. Entered the Wesleyan Ministry, 1858. Classical Tutor at Wesley College, Richmond, Surrey, 1858-74. First Head Master of the Leys School, Cambridge, 1874-98. Member of the Legal Hundred of the Wesleyan Connexion, 1872. President of the Wesleyan Conference, 1890. One of the Committee of Revisers of the New Testament, also Secretary to the Cambridge Committee for the revision of the Apocrypha. 'As a Greek scholar he was among the foremost of his time, while he was also a learned Hebraist, an able mathematician and a devoted student of English Literature.' Married Hannah, dau. of the Rev. Samuel Hope. Author, History of the English Bible, etc. Died suddenly, Feb. 5, 1898, whilst walking near the Leys School. M.I. in the Wesleyan Church, Hills Road, Cambridge. Father of James Hope (1882) and the next; brother of John F. (1864) and Richard G. (1870). (William F. Moulton, a Memoir, by his son, W. Fiddian Moulton; Methodist Recorder, Feb. 17, 1898; Men of the Time (14th ed.); Who's Who; D.N.B.) | William Fiddian MOULTON Approx. lifespan: 1835–1898 Hon. MA 1877 2nd s. of minister, James Egan Moulton Wesleyan, Rev. (and Catherine) dau. of William FIDDIAN a brass- Founder of: : Huguenot descent) b. Leek, Staffordshire 1835:03:14 School, Woodhouse Sch: Grove School,near Leeds, [ West Riding of Yorkshire ], and at Sch: Wesley College Sheffield, [ West Riding of Yorkshire ] BA, London: 1854 MA, London: 1856 DD Edinburgh, [ Scotland ] 1874 Assistant Master at: : private school Devonport, [ Devon ], and at Sch: Queen's College Taunton, [ Somerset ] 1854-8 Entered the Wesleyan Ministry 1858 Classical Tutor at: : Sch: Wesley College Richmond, Surrey 1858-74 First Headmaster of: : Sch: Leys School CB [ Cambridgeshire ] 1874-98 Member of: the Legal Hundred of the Wesleyan Connexion 1872 President of: : Wesleyan Conference 1890 One of Committee of Revisers of the New Testament, also Sec. to: : CB Committee for revision of the Apocrypha. "As a Greek scholar he was among the foremost of his time, while he was also a learned Hebraist, an able mathematician and a devoted Student of: : English Literature." m. Hannah dau. of Rev. Samuel HOPE. Publ.: History of the English Bible etc. d. suddenly 1898:02:05, whilst walking near the Sch: Leys School Leys CB Cambridgeshire MI the Wesleyan Church, Hills Road, CB [ Cambridgeshire ] father of James Hope MOULTON (1882) father of the next MOULTON brother of John F. (1864) father of Richard G. MOULTON (1870) ( William F. Moulton, a Memoir, by his son, W. Fiddian MOULTON ; Methodist Recorder 1898:02:17; Men of the Time (14th ed.); Who's Who; D.N.B. ) [add:]Photograph: CAS:G.112[:add] |