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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.11.1741 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/452 | RNLPC | |
| 9.2.1741/42 | Lieutenant | CSORN | |
| 2.11.1745 | Commander | ADM 6/17 | |
| 2.11.1745 | 21.4.1746 | Vulcan (16)
1745-1749 , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/16British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop | ADM 6/17 |
| 22.4.1746 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 22.4.1746 | 14.4.1747 | Centaur (20)
1746-1761 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/94British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship | BWAS-1714 |
| 14.4.1747 | 18.2.1748/49 | Ludlow Castle (44)
1744-1771 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/455British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship Issued by Edward LeggeBritish , Barbados
Naval Sailor Service 1726-1747 Confirmed 14.4.1749 | BWAS-1714 |
| 20.2.1755 | 29.1.1759 | York (60)
1753-1772 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/139British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 6.6.1758 | 27.7.1758 | The Siege of Louisbourg | |
| 30.1.1759 | 23.2.1763 | Royal William (84)
1757-1813 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/29British 84 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 6.1759 | 9.1759 | Seige of Quebec | |
| 29.3.1761 | 11.6.1761 | Expedition against Belle-Isle | |
| 2.3.1768 | 12.10.1774 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Penryn | HPO |
| 8.1.1771 | 13.5.1771 | Triumph (74)
1764-1850 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/332British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 31.3.1775 | Rear-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 7.12.1775 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | ADM 6/21 | |
| 29.1.1778 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 16.2.1778 | 5.4.1784 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth | HPO |
| 26.9.1780 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 1.4.1782 | 30.12.1783 | Appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty | OHMB4 |
| 24.4.1782 | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 24.4.1782 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Barbados & the Leeward Islands ADM 6/22/457 | ADM 6/22 | |
| c.13.7.1782 | 9.1783 | Formidable (98)
1777-1813 , as Flag Officer, Admiral, ADM 107/3/185British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 24.9.1787 | Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 26.9.1787 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — English Channel ADM 6/23/418 | ADM 6/23 |