- Abram Penn Staples
Abram Penn Staples (
September 18 ,1885 –March 21 ,1951 ) was born atMartinsville, Virginia . During his childhood, his family moved to Roanoke, where he attended Roanoke High School. He then enteredWashington and Lee University , where he received a Bachelor of Law degree in 1908. Entering into practice at Roanoke in 1908, he 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 theVirginia Senate , being re-elected in 1931. He was appointedAttorney General of Virginia in March 1934 to fill out the term of John R. Saunders and was subsequently elected to that office in 1937, 1941, and 1945. In August 1947, he was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia and served on that court until he retired in January 1951, as a result of failing health. Staples was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, and Omicron Delta Kappa.
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