Jay Gibbons (politician)
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Jay Gibbons (March 25, 1833, in Westerlo, New York – 1897, in Greene County, New York)[1] was an American politician from New York.
He was the son of Alfred Gibbons and Dorcas (Sweet) Gibbons. On June 10, 1856, he married Emily Lockwood.[1]
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Albany Co., 1st D.) in 1861.[2] Gibbons was arrested on February 17, 1861 on charges of bribery.[3] He was expelled from the Assembly On April 3, 1861, for attempting to acquire bribes in order to vote for certain legislation.[2]
