Kerr, Shadrach
missionary, was born June 4, 1833, in the British West Indies. In 1859 he did extensive mission work at the Turks and Caicos islands, and in 1863 was appointed master of public schools at Grand Turks. In 1867 he was sent as a missionary to Hayti, and in 1873 was appointed professor at the National Lyceum college. In 1883 he was sent to Jamaica, and the following year was appointed rector of the Panama Railroad church. In 1889 he made extensive missionary tours through Central America, and performed the religious services at the opening at the Nicaragua canal.
In 1890 he returned to the West Indies, and was transferred to the diocese of Florida as the rector of St. Peter's Episcopal church of Key West.