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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1761 | Sent to Eton | ref:616 | |
| 1766 | Mary (8), Midshipman | ref:616 | |
| 1767 | 5.1.1769 | Guernsey (50), Midshipman | ref:616 |
| 1769 | 4.1.1774 | Alarm (32), Midshipman | ref:616 |
| 5.1.1774 | Lieutenant ADM 6/21/16 | CSORN | |
| 3.9.1778 | Commander ADM 6/21/447 | CSORN | |
| 3.9.1778 | 19.2.1780 | Firebrand (8), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/447 | BWAS-1714 |
| 19.2.1780 | 15.9.1780 | Fairy (14), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/91 | BWAS-1714 |
| 15.9.1780 | Captain ADM 6/22/182 | CSORN | |
| 15.9.1780 | 1782 | Vestal (28), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/182 Issued by Richard Edwards (1715-1795), Newfoundland Commission confirmed 12.10.1780 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.1782 | 8.1782 | Recovery (32), Captain and Commanding Officer | ref:616 |
| 8.1782 | 1783 | Pegase (74), Captain and Commanding Officer | ref:616 |
| 1783 | 1810 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire | ref:676 |
| 23.8.1784 | Married Emily | ref:676 | |
| 6.1787 | 7.1789 | Magnificent (74), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.1789 | 6.1795 | Appointed Surveyor-general of the Ordinance | ref:616 |
| 8.1789 | 9.1791 | Magnificent (74), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.1791 | 21.8.1791 | Niger (32), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 3.1793 | 6.1794 | Marlborough (74), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.6.1794 | Glorious 1st of June | ||
| 2.1795 | 1797 | Formidable (98), Captain and Commanding Officer | ref:616 |
| 14.2.1799 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 14.2.1799 | 1.1801 | Mars (74), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1793 |
| 1.1.1801 | Rear-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 23.4.1804 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 12.1804 | 1806 | Appointed Inspector of Sea Fencibles | ref:616 |
| 9.11.1805 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 1806 | 1807 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — North America | EWIKI |
| 5.1806 | 9.1806 | Leander (52), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 |
| 10.1806 | 1808 | Leopard (50), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808 | 7.1812 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Portugal | ref:616 |
| 28.4.1808 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 31.7.1810 | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 1.2.1813 | Appointed Companion of the Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath | TKE1 | |
| 4.6.1814 | Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 2.1.1815 | Appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | TKE1 |