Career
In 1915 Aronson filed for a 320-acre (1.3 km2) homestead in Elk Basin, Montana. He eventually settled in Sunburst, Montana and became established in the oil rigging business. In 1922 oil was discovered in the Kevin Sunburst Oil Field in Toole County, among the richest Montana's natural gas and oil fields. Aronson operated his own rig-building outfit. He soon added a trucking business to the rig-building company and started advertising as "The Galloping Swede".Aronson first entered politics as alderman of the Cut Bank, Montana City Council, a position he held from 1934 to 1938. He served as a member of Montana House of Representatives in 1938 and the Montana Senate in 1944. He served two terms as the fourteenth Governor of Montana, serving from 1953-61. Aronson was elected governor by a popular vote on November 4, 1952. He was re-elected to a second term in 1956. During his tenure, the state forestry office was restructured; a gasoline tax was initiated that funded the highway department; prison reform programs were instituted; a legislative council was founded. Aronson authorized the exclusive revenue for the state Highway Department with the creation of state gasoline user taxes. Governor Aronson also authorized the creation of the Legislative Council to assist the legislative branch in the creation of necessary law.
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