Armour was born in
Portsmouth, Dominica to Trinidadian father Dr. Reginald F. Armour and his wife Margery (née Bryant). He was
Ronald Armour's brother. Following a constitutional crisis and the departure of president
Fred Degazon, he became an interim head of state. After Degazon's formal resignation in February 1980, he turned his function over to newly elected
Aurelius Marie. He then served as a minister in the government of
Eugenia Charles. In 1985 he became deputy speaker of parliament. He was elected as a member of
House of Assembly of Dominica as a candidate of
Dominica Freedom Party and Dominica's Attorney General between 1990 and 1995. Jenner B. M. Armour died on 25 July 2001 at the age of 68. ==References==