Lawrence Cowle Phipps (August 30, 1862 – March 1, 1958) was a United States Senator representing Colorado from 1919 until 1931.

[1] He grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he joined the Carnegie Steel Company as a clerk.

Lawrence Phipps eventually advanced to first vice president.

In 1918, Phipps was elected to the United States Senate as a member of the Republican Party, defeating the Democratic incumbent, John Franklin Shafroth.

Two of his sons in Gerald and Allen went on to purchase and operate the Denver Broncos.