Editing Colfax, Iowa (section)

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*[[James Norman Hall]] (1887–1951) author best known for the novel ''[[Mutiny on the Bounty (novel)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/bai/roulston.htm|title=James Norman Hall Past, Present, and Future|publisher=The University of Iowa|work=Books at Iowa 29|last=Roulston |first=Robert|date=November 1978|access-date=February 12, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Herschel F. Briles]], [[United States Army]] soldier and recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]]
* [[James B. Weaver]] (1833–1912), 1892 presidential candidate of the [[People's Party (United States)|People's Party]] and mayor of Colfax from 1901 to 1903.<ref>David Hudson, Marvin Bergman, and Loren Horton, ''The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa.'' Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2009; p. 545.</ref>
*[[Joe Laws]] (1911-1979) American Football Player [[University of Iowa]], Big 10 MVP 1933, [[Green Bay Packers]] 1934-1945, NFL Champion 1933,1939,1944, Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame 1972