Christian Henrik Arendrup

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| (1837-03-25)25 March 1837
Jutland, Denmark
Died| 8 July 1913(1913-07-08) (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)

[1]
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

## Bibliography[edit]

* 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).

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Political offices

Preceded by

Janus August Garde

|  Governor of the Danish West Indies
1881–1893  | Succeeded by

Carl Emil Hedemann

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Bricka, Dansk Biografisk, 312
2. ^ a b c Bricka, Dansk Biografisk, 313
3. ^ "De slesvigske krige 1848–51 og 1864". Denmark Military History. 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".