 Terry died of heart failure , induced by over @-@ exertion , at the Royal Station Hotel on 12 January 1898 , after attempting to win a by @-@ election to become Member of Parliament for the City of York . The by @-@ election was triggered by the death of incumbent Queen 's Counsel and former Solicitor General Sir Frank Lockwood on 18 December 1897 . If successful , he would have served as second member to John Butcher ( later the 1st Baron <unk> ) , whom he respected for his work within the constituency . Terry died one day before the announcement of the new member was made , and the election was eventually won by famed admiral and veteran MP Lord Charles Beresford by a mere eleven votes , in a controversial recount forced by a Parliamentary petition after he and Liberal candidate Sir Christopher Furness had both obtained 5 @,@ 643 votes according to initial data . Terry was buried at the York Cemetery on 15 January 1898 , where his monument comprised a large granite cross and a small apron of ground . 
