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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1751 | 1754 | Service as a merchant seaman | ref:1220 |
| 6.10.1758 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/60 | RNLPC | |
| 27.10.1758 | Lieutenant | CSORN | |
| 7.4.1762 | Commander | CSORN | |
| 7.4.1762 | 14.10.1762 | Grampus (14)
1746-1780 , Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/396British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop 1771 Renamed "Strombolo" | BWAS-1714 |
| 14.10.1762 | 18.5.1763 | Vulture (14)
1763-1771 , Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/443British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop | ADM 6/19 |
| 27.5.1763 | 20.6.1765 | Cruizer (8)
1752-1776 , Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/503British 8 Gun Unrated Sloop | BWAS-1714 |
| 20.6.1765 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 20.6.1765 | 30.7.1765 | Renown (30)
1747-1771 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/78British 30 Gun 6th Rate Frigate 1748 Renamed "Renown" | BWAS-1714 |
| 30.7.1765 | 21.8.1765 | Cruizer (8)
1752-1776 , Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/84British 8 Gun Unrated Sloop | ADM 6/20 |
| 22.8.1765 | 13.8.1767 | Jason (32)
1763-1785 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/87British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 1767 | 1768 | Appointed Governor of Falkland Islands | E-WIKI |
| 13.8.1767 | 15.11.1769 | Seaford (20)
1754-1784 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/177British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.3.1771 | 25.5.1771 | Arethusa (32)
1759-1779 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/361British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | ADM 6/20 |
| 1.8.1771 | 23.4.1773 | Southampton (32)
1757-1812 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/393British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.4.1773 | 9.8.1774 | Orpheus (32)
1773-1778 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/490British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 6.11.1776 | 23.1.1780 | Bienfaisant (64)
1758-1814 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/228British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 27.7.1778 | 1st Battle of Ushant | ||
| 8.1.1780 | Attack on the Caracas Convoy | ||
| 16.1.1780 | Battle of Cape St. Vincent | ||
| 6.3.1780 | 8.1.1781 | Bienfaisant (64)
1758-1814 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/96British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/22 |
| 8.1.1781 | 23.4.1783 | Artois (40)
1780-1786 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/221British 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.8.1781 | Battle of Dogger Bank | ||
| 10.6.1783 | 3.10.1787 | Druid (32)
1783-1813 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/82British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 7.4.1784 | 26.6.1790 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Plymouth | HPO |
| 13.10.1787 | 14.9.1791 | Cumberland (74)
1774-1804 , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/423British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.2.1793 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 6.2.1793 | 6.6.1793 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — The Downs ADM 6/24/203 | ADM 6/24 |
| 10.2.1793 | 4.1793 | Iphigenia (32)
1780-1801 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the BlueBritish 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | ref:676 |
| 4.1793 | 6.6.1793 | Quebec (32)
1781-1816 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the BlueBritish 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | ref:676 |
| 14.7.1793 | 10.8.1793 | Cumberland (74)
1774-1804 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the BlueBritish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ref:676 |
| 12.1793 | 1.1794 | Flora (36)
1780-1808 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the BlueBritish 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | ref:676 |
| 12.4.1794 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 1.6.1794 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 4.7.1794 | 1795 | Minotaur (74)
1793-1810 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the BlueBritish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ref:676 |
| 1795 | Sceptre (64)
1781-1799 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBritish 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| 1.6.1795 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 12.1796 | 4.1797 | Russell (74)
1764-1811 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBritish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 14.2.1799 | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN |