Henri Konow

Henri Konow
Minister of Defence
In office
30 March 1920 – 5 April 1920
Prime MinisterOtto Liebe
Preceded byPeter Rochegune Munch
Succeeded byMichael Pedersen Friis
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
30 March 1920 – 5 April 1920
Prime MinisterOtto Liebe
Preceded byErik Scavenius
Succeeded byOtto Scavenius
Governor of the Danish West Indies
Acting
In office
3 October 1916 – 31 March 1917
Preceded byChristian Helweg-Larsen [da]
Succeeded byEdwin Taylor Pollock
(as Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands)
Personal details
Born(1862-02-07)7 February 1862
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died18 January 1939(1939-01-18) (aged 76)
Odense, Denmark
Resting placeBeldringe Cemetery, Præstø
Spouse
Jacobine Cathrine Margrethe Worsaae
(m. 1892)
Parent(s)Hans Jacob Hesselberg Konow (father)
Ida Marie West (mother)
OccupationPolitician, medical doctor, diplomat
CabinetLiebe
Military service
Allegiance Denmark
Branch/service Royal Danish Navy
Years of service1879–1927
RankVice Admiral

Henri Konow (7 February 1862 – 18 January 1939) was a Danish naval officer, vice-admiral, and the last governor of the Danish West Indies, overseeing the transfer of administration to the United States of America following the Treaty of the Danish West Indies in 1916 under which the Kingdom of Denmark sold the islands now named the US Virgin Islands to the United States in exchange for US$25,000,000 in gold.