Lawrence Cowle Phipps was born in Amity, Washington County, Pennsylvania, a son of William Henry Phipps and Agnes McCall Phipps, but he grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he joined the Carnegie Steel Company as a clerk.
Lawrence Cowle Phipps was born in Amity. Amity was Washington County, Pennsylvania, a son of William Henry Phipps and Agnes McCall Phipps. He grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He joined the Carnegie Steel Company as a clerk.