J. Hugo Aronson

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John Hugo Aronson (September 1, 1891 - February 25, 1978), nicknamed "The Galloping Swede," was an American politician from the Republican Party. Born in Gällstad, Västergötland, Sweden, he served as a member of Montana House of Representatives in 1938 and the Montana Senate in 1944. He was Governor of Montana from 1953-61.

Aronson died in the Veterans Hospital at Columbia Falls, Flathead County, Montana.

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  • Aronson, J. Hugo and L.O. Brockmann. The Galloping Swede. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 1970

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Preceded by
John W. Bonner
Governor of Montana
1953 – 1961
Succeeded by
Donald Grant Nutter