John Hugo Aronson (September 1, 1891 – February 25, 1978) was an American businessman and politician from the Republican Party and the 14th Governor of the State of Montana.

[1] John Hugo Aronson was born in Gällstad, Älvsborg County, Sweden.

He soon added a trucking business to the rig-building company and started advertising as "The Galloping Swede".

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.

[6] Aronson died in the Veterans Hospital at Columbia Falls, Montana, exactly ten years after his wife's death.