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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1828 | Entered the Navy | W025 | |
| 22.4.1838 | Lieutenant | W025 | |
| 21.1.1839 | 30.3.1839 | Princess Charlotte (112), Lieutenant | W025 |
| 30.3.1839 | 11.1841 | Castor (36), Lieutenant | W025 |
| 17.11.1841 | 4.1842 | Thalia (46), Lieutenant | W025 |
| 16.4.1842 | Commander | W025 | |
| 16.4.1842 | 11.7.1844 | Childers (16), Commander and Commanding Officer | W025 |
| 2.12.1844 | Captain | W025 | |
| 9.2.1855 | 13.8.1856 | Wildfire (74), Captain and Commanding Officer | W025 |
| 9.8.1855 | Defence of Sveaborg | ||
| 2.1856 | Appointed Companion of the Companion of the Order of the Bath | W025 | |
| 3.4.1863 | Rear-Admiral | W025 | |
| 30.6.1869 | 13.9.1870 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — North America & West Indies | W025 |
| 26.7.1869 | Vice-Admiral | W025 | |
| 25.10.1870 | 2.9.1871 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — English Channel | W025 |
| 9.9.1873 | 22.12.1875 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — North America & West Indies | W025 |
| 11.12.1875 | Admiral | W025 | |
| 6.11.1877 | 12.8.1879 | Appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty | W025 |
| 23.4.1880 | Appointed Knight Commander of the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath | W025 | |
| 21.6.1887 | Appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | W025 |