sentences:  Entering into practice at Roanoke in 1908, Staples soon made a name for himself as an exceptional lawyer.In 1924, he was elected President of the Roanoke Bar Association and, in 1927, was elected to the Virginia Senate (a part-time position), and was re-elected in 1931.He was appointed Attorney General of Virginia in March 1934 to fill out the term of John R. Saunders (who had died in office).