John Albro

John Albro

John Albro (May 6 1764 – October 23 1839) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1818 to 1826.

He was born in Newport Township, Nova Scotia, the son of Samuel Albro and Jane Cole, who had come from Rhode Island. Albro operated a tannery in Halifax, later operating as a butcher and then a hardware merchant. In 1793, he married Elizabeth Margaret Vandergrift. He married Elizabeth Margaret Dupuy in 1803. He helped establish the Fire Insurance Association of Halifax in 1809. Albro was a grand master in the freemasons. He also served as a road commissioner and fire warden for Halifax and reached the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He was defeated in a bid for reelection to the House of Assembly in 1826. Albro died in Halifax at the age of 75.

Albro Lake and the nearby neighbourhood with the same name in the community of Dartmouth were named after John Albro [http://jproc.ca/rrp/albro_lake.html] .

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* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3210 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]


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