Joseph Lafayette Rawlins (March 28, 1850 – May 24, 1926) was a delegate from the Territory of Utah and a Senator from Utah.Rawlins was born at Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah on March 28, 1850.He pursued a classical course at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. He was a professor at the University of Deseret, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1873–1875. He then studied law; he was admitted to the bar in 1875, and he commenced practice in Salt Lake City.