In 1915, Aronson filed for a homestead in
Elk Basin, Montana. 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". He served as a member of
Montana House of Representatives in 1938 and the
Montana Senate in 1944. Aronson ran for
Governor of Montana in
1952, challenging incumbent
Democratic governor
John W. Bonner, whom he ended up narrowly defeating. When he ran for re-election in
1956, he was opposed by
State Attorney General Arnold Olsen, whom he defeated by a slim margin to win his second and final term as governor. 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. Aronson died in the Veterans Hospital at
Columbia Falls, Montana, exactly ten years after his wife's death. He was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Mondovi, Lincoln County, Washington. ==References==