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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.2.1719/20 | Entered the Navy | ODNB | |
| 13.7.1723 | 2.6.1725 | Seahorse (20), Midshipman ADM 107/3/153 | ADM107/3 |
| 2.6.1725 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination | RNLPC | |
| 2.6.1725 | Passed for lieutenant in Galleons Reach | ODNB | |
| 2.6.1725 | 12.7.1727 | Kinsale (40), Midshipman | ODNB |
| 12.7.1727 | Became unemployed | ODNB | |
| 11.4.1729 | Lieutenant ADM 6/14/22 | CSORN | |
| 11.4.1729 | 24.11.1729 | Portland (50), Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/14/22 | ADM 6/14 |
| 25.11.1729 | 22.12.1729 | Leopard (50), Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/14/42 | DB015 |
| 22.12.1729 | Placed on Half-Pay | DB015 | |
| 29.5.1731 | 27.12.1731 | Edinburgh (70), Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/14/77 | DB015 |
| 10.11.1732 | 24.12.1732 | Flamborough (20), as a passenger | DB015 |
| 24.12.1732 | 12.4.1733 | Kingston (60), First Lieutenant ADM 6/14/194 | DB015 |
| 13.4.1733 | Commander ADM 6/14/195 | ODNB | |
| 13.4.1733 | 19.3.1733/34 | Wolf (8), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/195 | ODNB |
| 20.3.1733/34 | Captain ADM 6/14/219 | CSORN | |
| 20.3.1733/34 | 5.9.1735 | Flamborough (20), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/219 Commission confirmed 26.8.1735 | DB015 |
| 5.9.1735 | Placed on Half-Pay | ODNB | |
| 3.10.1737 | Married Catharine (7 children) | ODNB | |
| 30.7.1739 | 17.3.1742/43 | Portland (50), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/208 | ODNB |
| 13.9.1739 | Buried an infant daughter in Barking | DB015 | |
| 3.4.1740 | Buried a second infant daughter in Barking | DB015 | |
| 14.6.1743 | 2.8.1745 | Berwick (70), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/188 | ODNB |
| 11.2.1743/44 | 12.2.1743/44 | Battle of Toulon | |
| 3.8.1745 | 25.5.1746 | Neptune (90), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/37 Issued by William Rowley (1690-1768), The Mediterranean Sea Commission confirmed 1.3.1745/46 | ODNB |
| 30.3.1747 | 22.7.1747 | Mars (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/213 | ODNB |
| 15.7.1747 | Rear-Admiral of the White ADM 6/17/246 | CSORN | |
| 17.7.1747 | Order to take command at Portsmouth | ODNB | |
| 9.8.1747 | 27.9.1747 | Windsor (60), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the White | ODNB |
| 27.9.1747 | 11.1747 | Devonshire (66), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the White | ODNB |
| 14.10.1747 | Commanded the British Line of Battle at the 2nd Battle of Cape Finisterre | ||
| 14.11.1747 | Appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath | TKE1 | |
| 28.12.1747 | 20.5.1776 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Portsmouth | HPO |
| 1748 | 11.1748 | Kent (64), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 12.5.1748 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 3/17/354 | CSORN | |
| 6.1.1755 | 10.1755 | Saint George (90), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.2.1755 | Vice-Admiral of the White ADM 6/18/129 | CSORN | |
| 27.10.1756 | Catharine died | DB015 | |
| 24.2.1757 | Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/18/361 | ADM 6/18 | |
| 8.1757 | 1758 | Ramillies (90), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.3.1758 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — English Channel ADM 6/18/491 | ADM 6/18 | |
| 11.1758 | 1759 | Ramillies (90), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 14.11.1759 | 11.3.1761 | Royal George (100), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 20.11.1759 | Commanded the Main Division at the Battle of Quiberon Bay | ||
| 20.11.1759 | Commander-in-Chief at the Battle of Quiberon Bay | ||
| 8.4.1762 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — English Channel ADM 6/19/397 | ADM 6/19 | |
| 27.4.1762 | 3.9.1762 | Royal George (100), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 21.10.1762 | Admiral of the White ADM 6/19/445 | CSORN | |
| 4.1.1763 | 5.11.1765 | Appointed Rear-Admiral of Great Britain | EWIKI |
| 11.1765 | Appointed Vice-Admiral of Great Britain | ||
| 5.1766 | 1767 | Triumph (74), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 |
| 10.12.1766 | 17.10.1781 | Appointed Privy Counsellor | HPO |
| 11.12.1766 | Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty | ODNB | |
| 11.12.1766 | 12.1.1771 | Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty | OHMB4 |
| 15.1.1768 | Admiral of the Fleet ADM 6/20/189 | ADM 6/20 | |
| 1.1771 | Resigned as first Lord tendered on grounds of ill health | ODNB | |
| 20.5.1776 | Created 1st Baron Hawke of Towton | HPO |