Lawrence C. Phipps

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"Senator Phipps" redirects here. For the Wisconsin State Senate member, see William Henry Phipps.

Lawrence C. Phipps
United States Senator
from Colorado
In office
March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1931
Preceded byJohn Franklin Shafroth
Succeeded byEdward Prentiss Costigan
Personal details
BornLawrence Cowle Phipps
(1862-08-30)August 30, 1862
Amity, Pennsylvania, US
DiedMarch 1, 1958(1958-03-01) (aged 95)
Santa Monica, California, US
PartyRepublican
Spouses
Ibrealla Hill Loomis
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(m. 1885; died 1888)​
Genevieve Chandler
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(m. 1897; div. 1904)​
Margaret Rogers
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(m. 1911)​
Parents
  • William Henry Phipps
  • Agnes McCall
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Lawrence Cowle Phipps (August 30, 1862 – March 1, 1958) was a United States senator representing Colorado from 1919 until 1931.[1]

Biography

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Lawrence Cowle Phipps was born on August 30, 1862, in Amity, Pennsylvania, the son of William Henry Phipps and Agnes McCall.[1][2] He grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he joined the Carnegie Steel Company as a clerk. His uncle, Henry Phipps, was the second-largest shareholder in the company. Lawrence Phipps eventually advanced to first vice president. He retired in 1901, and moved to Denver, Colorado, where he was active in investments, and was president of the Colorado Taxpayers Protective League in 1917.

In 1918, Phipps was elected to the United States Senate as a member of the Republican Party, defeating the Democratic incumbent, John Franklin Shafroth. Phipps was reelected in 1924 on the memorable slogan, "A vote for Lawrence C. Phipps is another vote for Coolidge."[3] He did not run again in 1930.

Personal life

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Phipps married Ibrealla Hill Loomis in 1885, and they had two children. She died in July 1888. On April 22, 1897, he remarried to Genevieve Chandler, and they had two children.[4] He was granted a divorce from her on September 14, 1904, on the grounds of desertion.[5]

In 1911, he remarried to Margaret Rogers, and they had two children.[2] Between 1931 and 1933, they built the Phipps Estate, in part to provide jobs during the Great Depression.[6] Mrs. Phipps donated the mansion and grounds to the University of Denver in 1964. Two of his sons in Gerald and Allen went on to purchase and operate the Denver Broncos.

Phipps died on March 1, 1958, in Santa Monica, California.[1] He was entombed in the Fairmount Mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.

Legacy

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Phipps is the namesake of Phippsburg, Colorado.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Lawrence Phipps, Ex-Senator, Dies. Colorado G.O.P. Leader, 95, Was Carnegie Executive Before U. S. Steel Merger". The New York Times. March 3, 1958.
  2. ^ a b History of Colorado. Vol. V. Denver: Linderman Co. 1927. pp. 208–212. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Campaign poster.
  4. ^ "Charleroi Chatter". The Daily Herald. Monongahela, Pennsylvania. April 23, 1897. p. 4. Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Agreement Made a Part of Phipps Divorce Case". The Weekly Gazette. Colorado Springs (published September 15, 1904). September 14, 1904. p. 1. Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "University of Denver -- Lawrence C. Phipps Memorial Conference Center: History". Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  7. ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 40.

Further reading

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  • Official Congressional Biography, which credits both the U.S. Senate Historical Office and the biography below:
  • Dictionary of American Biography; Schlup, Leonard. "Colorado Crusader and Western Conservative: Lawrence C. Phipps and the Congressional Campaign of 1926." Essays in Colorado History 9 (1989): 25–36.
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