Forrest baronets

The Forrest Baronetcy, of Comiston (a suburb of Edinburgh) in the County of Midlothian, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

[1] It was created on 7 August 1838 for James Forrest, Lord Provost of Edinburgh.

The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1928.

A marble bust of Sir James Forrest (1780–1860) by Peter Slater is held in New College, Edinburgh.

[2] Forrest Road in Edinburgh was named during his time as Lord Provost.