I don’t have live access to news databases right now, but I can summarize what is publicly known about Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet, and point you to where you can find the latest updates.
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- Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet of Comiston (1780–1860) was a Scottish advocate and politician who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1837 to 1843; he was created a baronet in 1838. He passed away in 1860. This historical figure appears in sources such as his Wikipedia entry and related biographical pages. Any current news about him would be impossible given his 19th-century lifetime. If you’re looking for contemporary material, you may be referring to descendants or a different person with a similar name.
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- If you meant a living or recently active individual with a similar name, I can help locate current public figures named “Sir James Forrest” or “James Forrest” and verify titles or baronetcy status. Please confirm if you’re seeking a living person or a historical figure.
- For historical figures, authoritative biographical overviews are typically found in:
- Encyclopedic entries (e.g., Wikipedia pages dedicated to Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet of Comiston)
- Archives or biographical dictionaries focusing on Edinburgh’s city governance in the 19th century
- Records of the Forrest baronetcy (comeston) and succession lists
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In this way he had to grapple with many difficult questions submitted to the Council, notably the embarrassing case of Armstrong v. Russell, which took a whole session to settle, at the same time that his energies were devoted to frustrating action outside which threatened to affect adversely The Institution’s position. Above all, the delicate question of settling the status of the Student class with respect to the Members and Associates of that day was one that occasioned him anxious thought....
www.gracesguide.co.ukJAMES FORREST & CO. (JEWELLERS) LIMITED - Free company information from Companies House including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.ukSon of James Forrest and Katherine Muir. Husband of Charlotte Horsburgh, Edinburgh), married 27 Jul 1810 at Saint Cuthberts. Father of John, James, Alexander, Thomas, Violet, William, Catherine and Elizabeth. Baronet, Advocate and Provost of Edinburgh 1837–1843 Apparently James was the Provost during a visit from...
www.findagrave.comKnighted in 1967, Sir James was respected as a skilful, urbane chairman: modest and direct, and content to drive a Holden. His commitment to the training and education of youth was evident in service on the State and national councils of the Boy Scouts Association (1949-72), on the councils of Scotch College (1959-71) and Monash University (1961-71), on the Victorian Rhodes scholarship selection committee (1971-74) and as a founding member of the Royal Children’s Hospital Research Foundation...
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