The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-10-17
. ROBINSON 4 I { ] |; ! |
Is Appoint \ | l I ! 4
K';acaani: !, Jud 4 I
omineRt Grafton Attoraeis SSS1tcst. "
Judge sandars on tTs eisI, NJ Ss IN
I. Court of Appeals. N " " q q

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: ion Ira Robinson, of Grafton tos the.s
% ~mpreme court jud geship to fillt thss th
vacancy 7 caused by the resignationS
OF Judge Sanders Of Mercer countysS
This informal tion Is /; authentic jaI,8S
came from E1kins where the CHIEF
executive and quite a number of ina
state officials were 4 ait endfnIa 81 sss y
state board OF trade The most spara as
slstent hight, was made by the frfa h3iSssssf
of Hon. VIM. Erskine:l but to. the an ssas
who were on thesinsfde Of the naeysssssssss e,yvsssss y
IT was an aceeptsd fact that the man mari
from Ohio county had I ! very yIittiaS
chance to land the Office. < S3eYeraiiIss
prominent attorneys, were riloiiti toned:
besides Mr.. Erskine. B ,aS ssjS.i
Ira Ellsworth Robinson ffia & 8gSssss
scandant. of pioneer family nh Ia
crossed the Alleghenies Ii, the Saryy
days Aof the republic, was b1rn sfssa
!ktknottsville nc district OF Tyler
West Virginia, on SeptsrIi bsr iiSsSs
1853, He was educated IN the piSlslics
schools Of the county ana I'm
sFatrn1ont state normal schosa 1,isSs
which institution he praduata ~
the age OF nineteen years SCirGslnSs
stances In early life denied him DIS
than thorough English ana acad lem ;itl 81
.ic training. 1.. 8 ;S q. 53S$sss SS2
Mr.E Robinson was admitted t0E He
bar tR this state on Febriilar8 t3 .ss|
1891 ,}and almost from the baai
OF his career 2as q lawyer he has
emtnently successful. He
Taylor county ably for four years sbsssSS
gining January lst, 1897, aaS
cutting attorney, to which 70 n
was elected in November $50 & SSS rs
candidate of the repub blican BTS
During the. sixteen years 3of 81
tive. and extensive .practtt tSs
represented all classes of5
from the largest railroad and 4
scr scr B. 2rati oIsEs q psg a Ia
al dtRtd duaI laS
resarded as ah n sSs:
q afast king, !, cal II hE ssS 1
the qualities that are Bsan sfl
what Is known among the Hss IS
strong Judicial mind. while Gss
participated In import amt sl frS1
trials both as proseeut0 81 ana al efs sE
representative of the dafense .SS
principal practice has been of a afV kRy
nature and particularly oages SO
nave involved very extensively 33nlf
Ing rights and privileges and thas Gu
development of our stats. sfss s s3is SS5
IS Always a staunch republi
Robinson was elected in 1909 toS Il tisssS
state senate from the eleventh q Ssssss
atorial district as the repub bliaaH sBES ~
d1date, serving for the term ia "a sSS
years. While a member Of that NOD
he was the recognized Ieade tss rs IS
party on the floor OF the sen ate Sfat tss
he was chairman of Be0nln II Affa6R
finance, and it was dufing hils. IN
bership in the senate thai Sc fIisa ). III
reform legislation und@T MA iSEs 1f.ssE
Virginians now I've #aB ssHas .sss
In 1901 he was appg
White regent of, the sss st5 81 nofaftisi
schools for the term ssf tsys, ~
at the expiration OF that term shSs was
re-appointed for fonps II 81 q
since has received II d second h M f,s
pointment; and is now aePYarsT sSn KsSs,
capacity of regent. the mis-
sion as such having, bsessp gisssi hiras
by Governor Dawson II ralts sSl fs ana
stock raising have lotg ssk ho obby
with him, Mr.. Robi insoH as 81 tnchh tnSsc;h AZ
terested in banks szsd hasnk kSnR IN
West Uirri,,4o sssa41z IL ~
various times ia one 81
the directors 0sga nnyns ,er of hesa ifns
stituttons situated 81 III the northern
part Of the state. s1s ysFf !. SDa&ny years
he has been an Oh ciai member Of the
Methodist Episcopaf Oh buroh, with the
prominent leaders of which great Of.
ganization he, has an intimate acl
qdaintaace and has an unusual
knowledge OF the ehurch,s ( asrairs
and its policy T; !. .
He Was vas married an October 25th.
1922 to- Ada, d daughter Of the late
ArtEhnr s3insel; Of Grafton, w. Va.
and to this marriage have been born
Two ehil ldrssis a son now deceased
ana 81 daughter, Miss Ada May, of six
years. ~
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