Gilbert Laurie of Polmont (1729–1809) was an 18th-century Scottish merchant and senior excise officer who twice served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh: from 1766 to 1768 and 1772 to 1774.
In 1766 he succeeded James Stuart of Binend as Lord Provost of Edinburgh.
[citation needed] The construction of Edinburgh's New Town began during his term of office.
[1] In 1784, he was still Commissioner of Excise but lived at Cowgatehead at the east end of the Grassmarket.
[2] In 1784/5, he built or remodelled Polmont House near Falkirk, as his main home.