Lawrence C. Phipps
| Lawrence Cowle Phipps | |
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| United States Senator from Colorado | |
| In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | John F. Shafroth |
| Succeeded by | Edward P. Costigan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 30, 1862 Amityville, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 1, 1958 (aged 95) Santa Monica, California |
| Political party | Republican |
Lawrence Cowle Phipps (August 30, 1862 – March 1, 1958) was a United States Senator representing Colorado from 1919 until 1931.
Phipps was born in Amityville, Pennsylvania but 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's 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."[1] He did not run again in 1930.
Phipps Estate
Between 1931 and 1933 Senator Phipps and his third wife, the former Margaret Rogers, built the Phipps Estate, in part to provide jobs during the Great Depression.[2] Mrs. Phipps donated the mansion and grounds to the University of Denver in 1964.
Lawrence Phipps died in 1958 and was entombed in the Fairmount Mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.
See also
References
- ↑ Campaign poster.
- ↑ http://www.du.edu/phipps/history.html
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.
| United States Senate | ||
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| Preceded by John Shafroth |
U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Colorado March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1931 Served alongside: Charles S. Thomas, Samuel D. Nicholson, Alva B. Adams, Rice W. Means, Charles W. Waterman |
Succeeded by Edward Costigan |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Joseph Ransdell |
Oldest living U.S. Senator July 27, 1954 – March 1, 1958 |
Succeeded by Joseph Grundy |
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- "Lawrence C. Phipps". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
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