Christian Henrik Arendrup

His Excellency
Christian Henrik Arendrup
K.D.R.E.
His Excellency Christian Henrik Arendrup K.D.R.E.
	Christian Henrik Arendrup (1837–1913)
Governor-General of The Danish West Indies
	In office; 15 April 1881 – 22 December 1893
Preceded by	Janus August Garde
Succeeded by	Carl Emil Hedemann
Personal details
Born	25 March 1837; Jutland, Denmark
Died	8 July 1913 (aged 76); Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting place	Garnisons Cemetery
Spouse	Almira Kjellerup (m. 14 April 1863)
Children	Anders A. Kjellerup, former councilor in the Danish West Indies
Parents	Christian Rasmus Arendrup (1803–1871) (father); Nanna Marie Henne (1811–1899) (mother);
Relatives	Brothers:; Søren Adolph Arendrup, a Danish army officer; Albert Arendrup, a Danish army officer; Emil Peter Ussing Arendrup, medical doctor; Herluf Arendrup;
Education	Sorø Academy, boarding school (grad. 1856); Royal Institute of Technology of the Royal Danish Military Academy (1857–1859);
Occupation	Politician, Military Officer
Civilian awards	Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Military service
Allegiance	Denmark
Branch/service	Royal Danish Army
Years of service	1859–1881, 1893–1905
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	Dybbøl
Military awards	Knight of Dannebrog

Christian Henrik Arendrup (25 March 1837 – 1913) was Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1881 to 1893.

Biography

Arendrup was born at Frederikshavn in Jutland, Denmark. He was the son of Christian Rasmus Arendrup, councilor of Fyens Stift, and Nanna Marie Henne, the daughter of a marine Commander.^[1]

Education

In 1856, Arendrup graduated from Sorø Academy (Sorø Akademi) on the island of Zealand and the following year, he started at the Royal Danish Military Academy (Hærens Officersskole) where he graduated as Engineering Second Lieutenant à la suite. He went to Fredericia in 1861 to join preparations for the impending war with the German Confederation.^[1]

Second Schleswig War

Among his accomplishments in 1864 during the Second Schleswig War were helping the defense during the battles at Dybbøl and the Als Island. Arendrup was named Knight of Dannebrog and promoted to premier lieutenant for his achievements.^[1]

When sea mines started to be used abroad, Arendrup was installed as an assistant to work on the Danish mine command under Major C. F. N. Schrøder .^[2]^[3]

Governor of the Danish West Indies

On 1 April 1881, Colonel Arendrup was pronounced Governor of the Danish West Indies. He landed on St Thomas on 15 April 1881. By the Colonial Law of 27 November 1883 he was required to reside six months a year in St. Thomas and the other half a year in St. Croix.^[4]

Later life

In 1893 he left the governor's post. He was promoted to Major General in 1900 and re-entered as Chief Inspector and Head of the Engineering Corps. He was dismissed from the military service in 1905. He was appointed a Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order by King Edward VII on the occasion of the King's visit to Copenhagen.^[5] He worked as the chairman of Danish Red Cross.^[2]

Family

Arendrup was married to Almira Kjellerup (1841–1924), the daughter of Anders A. Kjellerup, former councilor in the Danish West Indies.^[2]

Bibliography

Waldemar Westergaard, The Danish West Indies under Company Rule (1671–1754) (MacMillan, New York, 1917)
C. F. Bricka (editor), Dansk biografisk Lexikon, first edition, 19 volumes, 1887–1905, Vol. I. Online edition available: https://runeberg.org/dbl/1/ (page 312. Numbered as 330 in the online edition).

Political offices
Preceded by Janus August Garde	Governor of the Danish West Indies 1881–1893	Succeeded by Carl Emil Hedemann

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bricka, Dansk Biografisk, 312
^ ^a ^b ^c Bricka, Dansk Biografisk, 313
^ "De slesvigske krige 1848–51 og 1864". Denmark Military History. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ Taylor, Charles Edwin (1888). Leaflets from the Danish West Indies: descriptive of the social, political and commercial condition of these islands. OCLC 900223036.
^ "The London Gazette, issue 27669, p. 2581".

[Bricka312-1] Bricka, Dansk Biografisk, 312

[Bricka313-2] Bricka, Dansk Biografisk, 313

[3] "De slesvigske krige 1848–51 og 1864". Denmark Military History. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[4] Taylor, Charles Edwin (1888). Leaflets from the Danish West Indies: descriptive of the social, political and commercial condition of these islands. OCLC 900223036.

[5] "The London Gazette, issue 27669, p. 2581".

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