Background
Robinson, Ira Ellsworth was born on September 16, 1869 in near Grafton, West Virginia, United States. Son of William and Mary (Sayre) Robinson.
Robinson, Ira Ellsworth was born on September 16, 1869 in near Grafton, West Virginia, United States. Son of William and Mary (Sayre) Robinson.
Graduate Fairmont State Normal School, 1889. Studied law University of Virginia, 1890.
Began practice at Grafton, 1891. Prosecuting attorney, Taylor County, West Virginia, 1896-1900. Member West Virginia Senate, 1902-1904.
Apptd, by governor judge Supreme Court of the Appeals, to fill vacancy, 1907, elected, 1908.
Resigned 1915; president (chief justice) of that court 1910, 15. Republican nominee for government of West Virginia, 1916.
Regent state Normal Schools, 1901-1907. Appointed to adjudicate War Minerals Claims, Washington, 1921.
Special assistant to Attorney General of the United States on purchase by the Government of the Cape Cod Canal.
1926-1928. Member Federal Radio Commission, 1928-1932, chairman, 1928-1930. Lecturer West Virginia University College of Law, Northwestern University, 1920.
Member West Virginia Senate, 1902-1904. Member Federal Radio Commission, 1928-1932, chairman, 1928-1930. Member American Bar Association, American Law Institute, West Virginia Bar Association, Harrison County Bar Association.
Member General Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church Church, 1912, 16.
Chairman Draft Appeals Board, 1917-1918.
Married Ada Sinsel, October 25, 1892 (deceased). Married second, Loretta Malone, 1951. Children: William Arthur (deceased), Ada May (deceased).