James Forrest (30 November 1825 – 2 March 1917) was Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers from 1856 to 1896.
[1] At the age of 17, in 1842, he became apprenticed to engineers Edward and John Manby before later moving on to work for Thomas Grainger.
[1] In 1850 he was contracted to assist Charles Manby catalogue the library of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
[1] The James Forrest Medal of the Institution of Civil Engineers was established in his honour upon his retirement in 1896.
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