Sir Robert Laurie 4th Baronet (1708–1779) of Maxwelton, Dumfries was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1738 to 1741 Laurie was the eldest son of Sir Walter Laurie, 3rd Baronet, of Maxwelton, and his first wife Jean Nisbet of Dean, Midlothian.
He married Christian Erskine, eldest daughter of Charles Erskine, of Alva, Clackmannanshire, and Tinwald, Dumfries, on 4 February 1733.
[1] Laurie was brought in by his father-in-law, Charles Erskine, as Member of Parliament for Dumfries Burghs at a by-election on 19 June 1738.
He voted with the Administration on the Spanish convention in 1739 and on the place bill in 1740.
[2] Laurie died on 28 April 1779 leaving a son and a daughter.