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.
Forrest baronets, of Comiston (1838)
- Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet (1780–1860),2 advocate (1803) and Lord Provost of Edinburgh (1837–43) (after whom Forrest Road was named)
- Sir John Forrest, 2nd Baronet (1817–1883)2
- Sir William Forrest, 3rd Baronet (1823–1894)3
- Sir James Forrest, 4th Baronet (1853–1899)4
- Sir William Charles Forrest, 5th Baronet (1857–1928)5
Memorials
A marble bust of Sir James Forrest (1780–1860) by Peter Slater is held in New College, Edinburgh.6
Forrest Road in Edinburgh was named during his time as Lord Provost.
References
References
- "No. 19631". The London Gazette. 3 July 1838. p. 1488.
- Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. p. 237.
- Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage: Comprising Information Concerning All Persons Bearing Hereditary Or Courtesy Titles, Companions of All the Various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of All Peers and Baronets. Dean & Son. 1888. p. 209.
- "Forrest, Sir James". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- "Forrest, Sir (William) Charles". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- "Bust of Sir James Forrest 700" (PDF).