<page_title> List of New York State Legislature members expelled or censured </page_title> <section_title> List </section_title> <table> <cell> 1861 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Jay Gibbons <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Assembly <col_header> House </col_header> </cell> <cell> Gibbons was arrested on February 17, 1861, on charges of bribery. He was expelled from the Assembly for attempting to acquire bribes in order to vote for certain legislation. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1861, Assembly member Jay Gibbons was expelled due to attempts to garner bribes in order for parties to receive his vote for a specific legislature.