The town was incorporated in 1844. At the first election for town officers John V. Brown was chosen mayor, and J. M. Gorsline recorder. For a number of years afterward there was no election, but since 1855 they have been held regularly.
Town Officers of Albany since 1855.
1855.-Mayor, Albert Vorhes; Recorder, Henry Wells; Treasurer, John Vorhes; Councilmen, John Brown, J. M. Gorsline, Wm. Smith, Peter Morse, and David Sampson.
1856.-Mayor, Albert Vorhes; Recorder, John Brown; Treasurer, John Vorhes; Councilmen, Wm. R. Collins, Peter Morse, W. W. Kurtz, J. M. Gorsline, and P. McCann.
1859.-Mayor, A. Palmer; Recorder, J. E. Rutledge; Treasurer, John Vorhes; Councilmen, H. L. Graham, David Sampson, John Dewing, Wm. C. Lindley, and John Slaughter.
1858.-Mayor, Almus Lindley; Recorder, J. E. Rutledge; Treasurer, H. L. Graham; Councilmen, John Dewing, Wm. C. Lindley, C. D. Lindley, A. Vorhes, and Chandler Rossetter.
1859.-Mayor, W. B. Dicksen; Recorder, J. E. Rutledge; Treasurer, H. L. Graham; Councilmen, W. C. Lindley, John Slaughter, S. M. Preshaw, J. Q Mitchell, and Almus Lindley.
1860.-Mayor, S. M. Preshaw; Recorder, W. A. Rigg; Treasurer, H. L. Graham; Councilmen, Almus Lindley, John Q Mitchell, John Brown, John Slaughter, and Albert Vorhes.
1861.-Mayor, John Brown; Recorder, Thomas D. McGrath; Treasurer, Albert Vorhes; Councilmen, A. D. Jaynes, John Vorhes, C. L. Wilson, Wm. C. Lindley, and George Rice.
1862.-Mayor, James M. Gorsline; Recorder, A. Palmer; Treasurer, A. D. Jaynes; Councilmen, John Brown, John Dewing, Almus Lindley, John Vorhes, and Leonard Brown.
1863.-Mayor, James M. Gorsline; Recorder, A. Palmer; Treasurer, A. D. Jaynes; Councilmen, John Vorhes, John Q Mitchell, John Dewing, W. W. Kurtz, and T. D. Garvin.
1860.-Mayor, James M. Gorsline; Recorder, Ira Graham; Treasurer, T. D. McGrath; Councilmen, Leonard Brown, John Vorhes, T. D. Garvin, John Dewing, and A. D. Jaynes.
1865.-Mayor, James M. Gorsline; Recorder, Ira Graham; Treasurer, T. D. McGrath; Councilmen, Leonard Brown, John Vorhes, A. Palmer, John Dewing, and A. D. Jaynes.
1866.-Mayor, James M. Gorsline; Recorder, Daniel N. Brown; Treasurer, John Brown; Councilmen, John Dewing, A. Vorhes, Wm. C. Lindley, Isaac Stanly, Jun., and A. Palmer.
1867.-Mayor, James M. Gorsline; Recorder, Daniel N. Brown; Treasurer, James D. Brown; Councilmen, Wm. C. Lindley, Isaac Stanley, Jun., A. Vorhes, Leonard Brown, and James McClure.
1868.-Mayor, James M. Gorsline; Recorder, Albert Lawson; Treasurer, James D. Brown; Councilmen, Wm. C. Lindley, James McClure, Leonard Brown, A. Vorhes, and W. W. Blake.
Township Trustees.
1820 Jacob Lentner, James McGonnegal, Ephraim Martin. 1821 Francis Thomas, James McGonnegal, Elisha Chapman. 1822 Ephraim Martin, James McGonnegal, Daniel Rowell. 1823 Joseph Wallace, Francis Thomas, William Brown. 1824-27 Ephraim Martin, Francis Thomas, James McGonnegal, 1828 Samuel Martin, Francis Thomas, James McGonnegal, 1829-30 James Magee, George Reeves, McCowen Bean. 1831 Wm. Graham, Wm. Thompson, McCowen Bean. 1832 Joseph Martin, Wm. Thompson, John Havener. 1833-35 Wm. Graham, James McGonnegal. Joseph Martin. 1836 Joseph Post, Wm Thompson, Nimrod Dailey. 1837-40 Wm. Graham, Michael Canney, Nimrod Dailey. 1841-42 John T. Winn, Joseph Post, Jacob Lentner. 1843-44 Wm. Graham, Wm. Henderson, Jacob Lentner. 1845-46 F. E. Clark, A. G. Henderson, James Greathouse. 1847 F. E. Clark, Travis Wilson, James Greathouse. 1848 F. E. Clark, John Brown, George Holdren. 1849 Andrew Means, John Dewing, George Holdren. 1850 F. E. Clark, D. M. Ross, A. W. Brown. 1851 F. E. Clark, Leonard Brown, D. M. Ross, 1852 James Holmes, B. Goodrich, John T. Winn. 1853-54 James Holmes, A. Enlow, John T. Winn. 1855 James Holmes, Samuel Shuster, John T. Winn. 1856 James Holmes, Jacob McVey, John T. Winn. 1857 James Holmes, James Clements, John T. Winn. 1858 James Holmes, James Clements, Benjamin Rickey. 1859 James Holmes, James Clements, A. W. Brown. 1860 James Holmes, W. W. Kurtz, A. W. Brown. 1861 James Holmes, A. Wilson, A. W. Brown. 1862-63 James Holmes, A. Jennings, A. W. Brown. 1864 James Holmes, A. Wilson, A. W. Brown. 1865 James Holmes, Wm. C. Lindley, Robert Dickson. 1866-67 Lemuel Cline, Jacob McVey, Robert Dickson. 1868 Albert Vorhes, Jacob McVey, Robert Dickson.
Justices of the Peace.
1820-Isaac Baker.
1822-Abner C. Martin.
1823-Isaac Baker.
1824-Joseph Wallace.
1825-McCowen Bean, Michael Canney, James McGee.
1828-Jacob Lentner.
1831-McCowen Bean and Abner C. Martin.
1832-Jacob Lentner.
1834-Abner C. Martin.
1835-Jacob Lentner.
1837-Abner C. Martin.
1838-John Dickson.
1839-Lucius Beckley.
1840-Abraham Enlow.
1841-A. Warner.
1842-John T. Winn.
1843-George Means and Francis E. Clark.
1844-Edmund Morse.
1845-A. G. Henderson and Peter Morse.
1846-Francis E. Clark.
1847-George Holdren.
1849-D. M. Ross and Francis E. Clark.
1850-Joseph Post
1852-James Clements and Francis E. Clark.
1853-Joseph Post.
1854-George Johnson.
1855-James Clements, John Brown and Jacob McVey.
1856-Harvey L. Graham.
1858-James Clements and Jacob McVey.
1859-Harvey L. Graham.
1860-Peter Morse.
1861-E. R. Cooper.
1862-James M. Gorsline.
1864-E. R. Cooper.
1865-James M. Gorsline.
1867-John Q, Mitchell and Isaac Friedlein.
1868-Abraham Enlow.