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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.1.1738/39 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/331 | RNLPC | |
| 31.8.1739 | Lieutenant | CSORN | |
| 12.5.1744 | Commander | ADM 6/18 | |
| 12.5.1744 | 19.10.1745 | Blast (8)
1740-1745 , Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/109British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel Confirmed 31.5.1746 | BWAS-1714 |
| 12.5.1746 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 12.5.1746 | 20.12.1748 | Sheerness (24)
1743-1768 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/104British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship | BWAS-1714 |
| 27.12.1748 | 21.3.1748/49 | Queenborough (24)
1747-1761 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/427British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship | ADM 6/17 |
| 21.3.1748/49 | 22.6.1752 | Unicorn (24)
1748-1771 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/450British 24 Gun 6th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.10.1754 | 11.3.1755 | Seaford (20)
1754-1784 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/112British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship | BWAS-1714 |
| 11.3.1755 | 11.3.1756 | Warwick (60)
1733-1756 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/145British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 11.3.1756 | Capture of the Warwick | ||
| 25.7.1758 | 14.7.1759 | Panther (60)
1758-1813 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/528British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 16.1.1759 | 19.1.1759 | Attack on Martinique | |
| 20.1.1759 | 1.5.1759 | Capture of Guadeloupe | |
| 14.7.1759 | 8.1.1762 | Raisonnable (64)
1758-1762 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/301British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line Issued by Sir John MooreBritish , Barbados
Naval Sailor Service 1738-1778 Confirmed 23.3.1760 | BWAS-1714 |
| 7.1.1762 | 10.2.1762 | Operations against Martinique | |
| 27.4.1762 | 1.5.1762 | Marlborough (68)
1756-1762 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/404British 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/19 |
| 1.5.1762 | 8.6.1762 | Rochester (50)
1749-1770 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/538British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line Issued by George PocockBritish , East Indies
Naval Sailor Service 1718-1766 Confirmed 14.9.1763 | ADM 6/19 |
| 8.6.1762 | 21.9.1763 | Foudroyant (80)
1758-1787 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/546British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line Issued by Lord George Brydges Rodney (1st Baron Rodney)British Naval Sailor Service 1740-1782 Confirmed 25.10.1763 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.12.1766 | 6.12.1769 | Cornwall (74)
1761-1780 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/149British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 17.11.1770 | 14.2.1772 | Royal Oak (74)
1769-1815 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/315British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1805 Renamed "Assistance" | BWAS-1714 |
| 1772 | 1774 | Appointed Governor of Newfoundland | HPO |
| 14.2.1772 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Newfoundland ADM 6/20/430 | ADM 6/20 | |
| 14.2.1772 | 16.12.1774 | Panther (60)
1758-1813 , as Flag Officer, Commodore ADM 6/20/430British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 10.10.1774 | 7.4.1784 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Fowey | HPO |
| 31.3.1775 | Rear-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 9.1775 | 5.2.1776 | Chatham (50)
1758-1814 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBritish 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1810 Renamed "Tilbury" | BWAS-1714 |
| 29.9.1775 | 2.1776 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — North America ADM 6/21/123 | ADM 6/21 |
| 7.12.1775 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | ADM 6/21 | |
| 5.2.1776 | 6.9.1776 | Chatham (50)
1758-1814 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the BlueBritish 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1810 Renamed "Tilbury" | BWAS-1714 |
| 2.7.1776 | 4.7.1776 | Commander-in-Chief at the Staten Island Landings | |
| 2.7.1776 | 4.7.1776 | Staten Island Landings | |
| 31.7.1776 | Appointed Baron Shuldham | E-WIKI | |
| 22.3.1777 | 10.9.1777 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Plymouth ADM 6/21/270 | ADM 6/21 |
| 10.9.1777 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Barbados & the Leeward Islands ADM 6/21/310 | ADM 6/21 | |
| 29.1.1778 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 12.1778 | 1779 | Foudroyant (80)
1758-1787 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBritish 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 26.9.1780 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 1782 | Dunkirk (60)
1754-1792 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the RedBritish 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| 24.9.1787 | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 1.2.1793 | Admiral of the White | CSORN |