Author talk:A. Lecoy

A Lecoy M.A., LL.B

A Lecoy had an M.A. and LL.B from the University of Paris https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1879-12.2.7.1.1?items_per_page=10&phrase=2&query=Lecoy&snippet=true
Probably Alfred Charles Louis Lecoy, married in London in 1844 to Margaret Amelia Mogford (as per FindMyPast).

Court case in 1855 involving Alfred Lecoy against Henry Mogford. Daily News (London) - Friday 29 June 1855 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000051/18550629/001/0001. Also Morning Herald (London) - Thursday 15 January 1863 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002408/18630115/077/0008

In 1868 Alfred is in Paris, France and his daughter Emelie Suzanne is getting married in London to William Johnston. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18680526/064/0008

Papers Past records the arrival on the Dunbritton on 5 August 1876 of an A Lecoy:
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM18760805.2.14.1
New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4796, 5 August 1876, Page 2<be>

French classes in Wellington, 1877 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18770608.2.21.2

Claims to have LLD: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM18790728.2.23

French master at the Normal School, 1882 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18820415.2.64

Criticism of Lecoy's paper: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18811006.2.7

Died France 1886, "formerly of Wellington", initials L C A https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM18861221.2.5