Christian Henrik Arendrup

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His Excellency
Christian Henrik Arendrup
K.D.R.E.
The Danish West Indies
In office
15 April 1881 – 22 December 1893
Preceded byJanus August Garde
Succeeded byCarl Emil Hedemann
Personal details
Born(1837-03-25)25 March 1837
Garnisons Cemetery
SpouseAlmira Kjellerup (m. 14 April 1863)
ChildrenAnders 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]
OccupationPolitician, Military Officer
Civilian awardsHonorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Military service
Allegiance Denmark
Branch/service Royal Danish Army
Years of service1859–1881, 1893–1905
RankMajor General
Battles/warsDybbøl
Military awardsKnight of Dannebrog

Christian Henrik Arendrup (25 March 1837 – 1913) was

the Danish West Indies
from 1881 to 1893.

Biography

Arendrup was born at

councilor of Fyens Stift, and Nanna Marie Henne, the daughter of a marine Commander.[1]

Education

In 1856, Arendrup graduated from

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

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).
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Political offices
Preceded by
Governor of the Danish West Indies

1881–1893 		Succeeded by

References

  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. OCLC 900223036
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  5. ^ "The London Gazette, issue 27669, p. 2581".
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