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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.9.1708 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/2/188 | RNLPC | |
| 7.1.1708/9 | Lieutenant | ADM 6/10 | |
| 23.3.1713/14 | 8.12.1714 | Woolwich (54)
1702-1736 , Second Lieutenant, ADM 6/11/287British 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/11 |
| 26.6.1716 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 26.6.1716 | 11.3.1718/19 | Bideford (24)
1712-1727 , Captain and Master, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/72British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship | HLDC1 |
| 29.9.1719 | 11.8.1727 | Lively (20)
1713-1738 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/179British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship | BWAS-1714 |
| 11.8.1727 | 5.7.1728 | Lively (20)
1713-1738 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/13/149British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship | ADM 6/13 |
| 6.1728 | Began a 13 year period on half pay. | ODNB | |
| 10.1739 | Appointed to the command of the Rippon (60) but requested leave to stay on shore as he had a lawsuit pending. | ODNB | |
| 5.6.1741 | 6.12.1743 | Barfleur (90)
1716-1755 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/425British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 7.12.1743 | Rear-Admiral of the White | ADM 6/16 | |
| 7.12.1743 | 1744 | Barfleur (90)
1716-1755 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the White, British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | ODNB |
| 10.2.1743/44 | 11.2.1743/44 | Commanded the Van Division at the Battle of Toulon | |
| 19.6.1744 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | ADM 6/16 | |
| 26.6.1744 | 7.1745 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — The Mediterranean Sea ADM 6/16/330 | ODNB |
| 8.1744 | 10.1745 | Neptune (90)
1730-1749 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.4.1745 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 15.7.1747 | Admiral of the Blue | ADM 6/17 | |
| 12.5.1748 | Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 12.7.1749 | 1763 | Appointed Rear-Admiral of Great Britain ADM 6/17/478 | ADM 6/17 |
| 27.2.1749/50 | 15.4.1754 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Taunton | HPO |
| 22.6.1751 | 17.11.1756 | Appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty | OHMB4 |
| 12.12.1753 | Appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath | TKE1 | |
| 18.4.1754 | 17.3.1761 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Portsmouth | HPO |
| 6.4.1757 | 1.7.1757 | Appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty | OHMB4 |
| 17.12.1762 | Admiral of the Fleet | ADM 6/19 |