Career
He served as Custos Rotulorum of Saint James Parish, Jamaica (1933-1965) and was also chairman of the Jamaica Sugar Manufacturers" Association from 1930 to 1945. Kerr-Jarrett remains the longest serving Custos of Saint James Parish, Jamaica and was integral to the development of Montego Bay as a tourist resort. Kerr-Jarrett was the son of the Honorary
Herbert Jarrett Kerr, Custos of Trelawny Parish Jamaica, and Henrietta Theresa Vidal.
The Kerr-Jarrett family owned most of the land on which Montego Bay now stands including the 3,000 acre Barnett Estate and 18th century Great House. The young Kerr-Jarrett was educated as a boarder at Bedford Modern School.
During World War I he served as a Lieutenant with the Royal Army Service Corps. He served as Chairman of the Jamaica Sugar Manufacturers’ Association between 1930 and 1945 and was Custos for Street James, Jamaica between 1933 and 1965.
He was Chairman of Rose Hall Limited in 1960.
Kerr-Jarrett was a Justice of the Peace for the parish of Street James, Jamaica and was knighted in 1965 for public services to Jamaica.
