Lamington

Career

Collecting localities

Collections

Biographical data

Lamington, Lord (= Ch.W.A. Napier Ross Cochrane Ballie)

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)

Born: 1860. Died: 1940.

career:

English statesman who travelled in Siam and Honkong; from 1896-1901 Governor of Queensland. He returned to England in 1901 and filled the office of Governor of Bombay from 1903-07.

F.M. Bailey named some plants after him.

Collecting localities:

SE. New Guinea: arrival at Port Moresby with Sir W. MacGregor and H.M. Nelson (Apr. 25, 1898); boat tour along the coast (itiner. and liter. cf. sub F.M. Bailey), Lamington making a short cut from Milne Bay to Mullin’s Harbour (May 2).

collections:

Herb. Brisbane [BRI]: some plants collected during the above-mentioned trip (for literature concerning the plants cf. sub F.M. Bailey).

biographical data:

Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936.

	Career Collecting localities Collections Biographical data
	Lamington, Lord (= Ch.W.A. Napier Ross Cochrane Ballie)
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)
	Born: 1860. Died: 1940.
	career: English statesman who travelled in Siam and Honkong; from 1896-1901 Governor of Queensland. He returned to England in 1901 and filled the office of Governor of Bombay from 1903-07. F.M. Bailey named some plants after him.
	Collecting localities: SE. New Guinea: arrival at Port Moresby with Sir W. MacGregor and H.M. Nelson (Apr. 25, 1898); boat tour along the coast (itiner. and liter. cf. sub F.M. Bailey), Lamington making a short cut from Milne Bay to Mullin’s Harbour (May 2).
	collections: Herb. Brisbane [BRI]: some plants collected during the above-mentioned trip (for literature concerning the plants cf. sub F.M. Bailey).
	biographical data: Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936.