Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet of Comiston FRSE (1780-1860) was a Scottish baronet and Whig politician who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1837–1843. The family crest is three oak trees. Forrest Road in Edinburgh is named in his honour.[1]
- ^ The Scottish Nation: Or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours and Biographical History of the Scottish People, by William Anderson, 1867