Albro is a descendant of early Rhode Island settlers John Albro and Samuel Wilbore, as well as Wilbore"s son, Samuel Wilbur, Junior. He also descends from the first Innkeeper of Boston, Massachusetts, Samuel Cole, and from Indian captive Susanna (Hutchinson) Cole, her father, Rhode Island magistrate William Hutchinson, and his famous wife, the religious heretic, Anne Hutchinson.
He represented Halifax Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1818 to 1826. Albro operated a tannery in Halifax, later operating as a butcher and then a hardware merchant. 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 re-election 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.
