Lamond was born at Broughton Creek, near Berry, New South Wales and educated at public schools.

In 1902, he married Gwynetha, the daughter of Australian Workers' Union president, William Spence.

[4] He won the seat of Illawarra as a Nationalist at the 1917 election,[5] and was appointed assistant minister for repatriation in December 1921.

The seat of Illawarra was abolished before the 1922 election and he stood unsuccessfully for Barton.

[1] In 1923 Lamond bought The Southern Mail and three other rural newspapers, which he edited and published in Bowral.