Ira Ellsworth Robinson (September 16, 1869 – October 28, 1951) was an American politician, judge, and the second chairman of the Federal Radio Commission (1928–32).

He graduated from the Fairmont State Normal School in 1889 and then studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1891.

[1] In 1916, Robinson was the Republican nominee for governor of West Virginia, losing by a narrow margin to Democrat John J. Cornwell.

He presided over the 1928 reallocation known as General Order 40, although he opposed it as too favorable to network radio stations.

[6] Robinson was forced to sell Adaland later in life and died in considerable financial difficulties.