 On 7 October 1850 , Joseph Terry had been granted freedom of the city due to the economic growth York was seeing fueled by his company 's success . Chairmanships of local guilds were to follow ; with York 's Merchant Taylor 's and Merchant Adventurer 's both seeing the benefit of representation from a well respected and moneyed benefactor . Other local organizations followed suit ; with the York Art Gallery , Horticultural Society and local waterworks company all receiving funding and financial direction by the end of his career . He further assisted in the duties of the York Cricket Club , promoting their historic move to Bootham Crescent in 1881 , whilst concurrently serving on advisory panels for both the County Lunatic Asylum and the local Sunday School Committee . 
