Johannes Søbøtker

Johannes Søbøtker
Portrait by Jens Juel, 1796
Governor of St. Thomas, St. John
In office
1826–1829
MonarchFrederick VI
Preceded byPeter von Scholten
Succeeded byFrederik Ludvig Christian Pentz Rosenørndk
Governor of St. Thomas, St. John
In office
1836–1848
MonarchsFrederick VI /until December 1839), Christian VIII
Preceded byFrederik von Oxholm
Succeeded byHans Hendrik Berg
Personal details
Born(1777-05-09)9 May 1777
St. Croix, Danish West Indies
Died23 March 1854(1854-03-23) (aged 76)
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Spouse
Johanne Margrethe Larsen
(m. 1796)
Parent(s)Adam Levin Søbøtker
Susanne van Beverhoudt
AwardsCommanders First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog

Johannes Søbøtker (9 May 1777 23 March 1854) was a Danish merchant, planter and colonial administrator who served as Governor of St. Thomas and St. John in the Danish West Indies. His former country house Øregård in Hellerup now serves as an art museum.