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

He was the son of Christian Rasmus Arendrup, councilor of Fyens Stift, and Nanna Marie Henne, the daughter of a marine Commander.

[1] 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.

[1] Among his accomplishments in 1864 during the Second Schleswig War were helping the defense during the battles at Dybbøl and the Als Island.

He was promoted to Major General in 1900 and re-entered as Chief Inspector and Head of the Engineering Corps.