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), advocate (1803) and Lord Provost of Edinburgh (1837–43) (after whom Forrest Road was named)
• Sir John Forrest, 2nd Baronet (1817–1883)
• Sir William Forrest, 3rd Baronet (1823–1894)
• Sir James Forrest, 4th Baronet (1853–1899)
• Sir William Charles Forrest, 5th Baronet (1857–1928)

Memorials

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.