Hans Ditmar Frederik Feddersen
Hans Ditmar Frederik Feddersen was a Danish civil servant and politician. He served as Governor of the Danish West Indies from 1851 to 1855. In 1860, he was elected as Member of Folketinget in Copenhagen's 3rd Constituency.
Early life and education
Feddersen was born on 2 July 1805 in Copenhagen, the son of civil servant in Rentekammeret Peter Feddersen and Margrethe Tersling. His father would later become county manager in Rendsborg with the title of etatsråd. His mother was the daughter of Hans Terslund, who had owned Vennerslund. Feddersen attended Borgerdyd School, matriculating in 1822. He acquired a law degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1827.Career
Feddersen started his career as a volunteer at the Supreme Court. In 1830, he became a trainee lawyer at the Attorney General. In 1831, he won the University of Copenhagen's gold medal. In 1832–35, he received a public grant to go on a study trip abroad. In 1835, he became employed as a military prosecutor at the King's. In 1836, he published Om Asylerne, deres Vigtighed for den arbeidende Stand og deres Betydning i Staten. The latter publication was instrumental in having him appointed as one of the directors of Copenhagen's Poor Authority in 1837. In 1844–45, he was vice chairman of in Copenhagen. 1841 saw him elected as one of Copenhagen's members of Østifternes Stænderforsamling, whose secretary he became.On 23 December 1842, Feddersen became a member of General-Toldkammer- og kommercekollegiet's 3rd Department. In 1838, he joined the Colonial Director's Office. In 1850, in London, he managed to secure a large state loan that the Second Schleswig War had necessitated on very favourable conditions. The same year, he was installed as acting mayor and chief of police in Schlesvig, and as director of the Institute for the Deaf and Mute.
Feddersen was appointed as Governor of the Danish West Indies in 1851. He left the post in 1855 and returned to Denmark. He was succeeded by Johan Frederik Schlegel. Back in Copenhagen, he joined the management of Sparekassen for Kjøbenhavn og Omegn. He was also elected as a Member of Folketinget in Copenhagen's 3rd Constituency.