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.
[edit] References
- Aronson, J. Hugo and L.O. Brockmann. The Galloping Swede. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 1970
[edit] External links
- Profile page for John Hugo Aronson on the Find-A-Grave web site
Preceded by John W. Bonner |
Governor of Montana 1953 – 1961 |
Succeeded by Donald Grant Nutter |
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