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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.11.1741 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination | RNLPC | |
| 9.2.1741/42 | Lieutenant ADM 6/16/12 | CSORN | |
| 2.11.1745 | Commander ADM 6/17/16 | ADM 6/17 | |
| 2.11.1745 | 21.4.1746 | Vulcan (16), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/16 | ADM 6/17 |
| 22.4.1746 | Captain ADM 6/17/94 | CSORN | |
| 22.4.1746 | 14.4.1747 | Centaur (20), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/94 | BWAS-1714 |
| 14.4.1747 | 18.2.1748/49 | Ludlow Castle (44), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/455 Issued by Edward Legge (d.1747), Barbados Commission confirmed 14.4.1749 | BWAS-1714 |
| 20.2.1755 | 29.1.1759 | York (60), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/139 | BWAS-1714 |
| 30.1.1759 | 23.2.1763 | Royal William (84), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/29 | BWAS-1714 |
| 2.3.1768 | 12.10.1774 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Penryn | HPO |
| 8.1.1771 | 13.5.1771 | Triumph (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/332 | BWAS-1714 |
| 31.3.1775 | Rear-Admiral of the White ADM 6/21/83 | CSORN | |
| 7.12.1775 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/21/155 | ADM 6/21 | |
| 29.1.1778 | Vice-Admiral of the White ADM 6/21/359 | CSORN | |
| 16.2.1778 | 5.4.1784 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth | HPO |
| 26.9.1780 | Vice-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/22/175 | CSORN | |
| 3.1782 | 12.1783 | Appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty | HPO |
| 4.1782 | 1783 | Formidable (98), as Flag Officer, Admiral | BWAS-1714 |
| 12.4.1782 | Battle of the Saintes | ||
| 24.4.1782 | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 24.9.1787 | Admiral of the White | CSORN |