Who is Mr. Gerald Jeeter (Senior) from Trouble Is My Business and what is their importance?

Mr. Jeeter is the very rich man who hires Anna Halsey to distract his son from his interest in the money digging Harriet Huntress. He is described as a tall man with white blond hair, a sharp face, and baggy eyes. Jeeter dresses well, wears a platinum watch, and wears a rosebud in his lapel. From his appearance, we can infer that he is around sixty years of age.