 He his widely seen as the driving force behind the success of the confectionery company Terry 's , originally co @-@ founded by his father , through the expansion of business operations through the use of the Humber Estuary to import essential commodities such as sugar and cocoa . Later in his career , he would oversee the company 's transition and specialization into a <unk> . Terry had also registered the trademark ' Joseph Terry 's and Sons ' in 1876 , which would later become incorporated under his chairmanship in 1895 as ' Joseph Terry & Sons Ltd . ' , three years before his death at the age of 70 in 1898 , during an attempt to become Member of Parliament for the City of York constituency in a by @-@ election . 
