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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1709 | Entered the Navy | B051 | |
| 22.11.1712 | Lieutenant ADM 6/11/280 | ADM 6/11 | |
| 25.6.1716 | Captain ADM 6/12/72 | ADM 6/12 | |
| 25.6.1716 | 29.3.1717 | Speedwell (42), Captain and Master and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/72 | B051 |
| 30.3.1717 | 21.6.1717 | Fox (24), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/100 Commission confirmed 21.6.1717 | ADM 6/12 |
| 21.6.1717 | 8.2.1719/20 | Success (20), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/100 | ADM 6/12 |
| 9.2.1719/20 | 24.11.1720 | Monck (50), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/193 | B051 |
| 31.1.1720/21 | 14.3.1721/22 | Nottingham (60), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/232 | B051 |
| 15.3.1721/22 | 1.12.1727 | Colchester (50), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/13/31 | B051 |
| 26.7.1728 | 21.2.1728/29 | Sunderland (60), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/211 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1731 | 1737 | Appointed Governor of Newfoundland | HPO |
| 4.2.1730/31 | 17.4.1732 | Salisbury (50), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/66 | BWAS-1714 |
| 18.4.1732 | 14.4.1734 | Namur (90), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/105 | BWAS-1714 |
| 15.4.1734 | 6.4.1737 | Berwick (70), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/182 | BWAS-1714 |
| 7.4.1737 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — The Mediterranean Sea ADM 6/15/57 | ADM 6/15 | |
| 7.4.1737 | 28.2.1739/40 | Gloucester (50), Captain and Commanding Officer: On board from 9.4.1737 ADM 6/15/57 | BWAS-1714 |
| 28.2.1739/40 | 15.9.1740 | Prince Frederick (70), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/250 | BWAS-1714 |
| 16.9.1740 | 28.1.1740/41 | Nassau (70), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/331 | ADM 6/15 |
| 29.1.1740/41 | 4.6.1741 | Barfleur (90), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/373 | ADM 6/15 |
| 9.1743 | 1753 | Appointed Governor of New York | EWIKI |
| 7.12.1743 | Rear-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/16/246 | ADM 6/16 | |
| 19.6.1744 | Vice-Admiral of the White ADM 6/16/325 | CSORN | |
| 23.4.1745 | Vice-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/16/469 | ADM 6/16 | |
| 15.7.1747 | Admiral of the White ADM 6/17/246 | CSORN | |
| 1754 | 10.7.1761 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Saltash | EWIKI |
| 3.1757 | Admiral of the Fleet | CSORN |