Lamington wars: claiming an Australian invention really takes the cake We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss David AstleCrossword compiler, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age April 14, 2021 — 11.02am Normal text size Advertisement Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane-Baillie is twice the mouthful. Not just those syllables, but the same bloke was Lord Lamington. A century back, true, but lately the noble’s been on the dictionary’s plate. Charles inherited his fancy title once his father Alexander died in 1890. Soon after, the Crown sent the revamped Lamington to Siam, only for a sweet gig to emerge in the Sunshine State – or colony as it was then. Lamington didn’t hesitate, viewing the new governor’s role as the aristocratic icing.