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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.10.1774 | 31.3.1784 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Great Marlow | HPO |
| 1.6.1775 | Created 1st Baronet of Little Marlow | HPO | |
| 1.6.1775 | 27.2.1822 | Appointed Privy Counsellor | HPO |
| 19.7.1778 | Lieutenant ADM 6/21/490 | CSORN | |
| 5.8.1779 | Commander ADM 6/22/11 | CSORN | |
| 5.8.1779 | 4.2.1780 | Helena (14), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/11 | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.2.1781 | 25.4.1781 | Merlin (18), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/254 | BWAS-1714 |
| 25.4.1781 | Captain ADM 6/22/278 | CSORN | |
| 25.4.1781 | 30.11.1781 | Ariadne (20), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 6.3.1782 | 18.3.1783 | Winchelsea (32), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/420 | BWAS-1714 |
| 8.1.1793 | 8.9.1794 | Flora (36), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/192 | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.4.1794 | Action of 1794-04-23 | ||
| 30.5.1794 | Appointed Companion of the Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath | TKE1 | |
| 23.8.1794 | Destruction of the Volontaire | ||
| 8.9.1794 | 9.1795 | Pomone (44), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/25/83 | BWAS-1793 |
| 20.3.1796 | Commanded the British Frigates at the Action off Pointe du Raz | ||
| 16.7.1797 | Commanded the British Vessels at the Destruction of the Calliope | ||
| 11.8.1797 | Commanded the British Squadron at the Action of 1797-08-11 | ||
| 11.1797 | 4.1799 | Canada (76), Commodore and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 30.11.1797 | 31.10.1806 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Nottingham | HPO |
| 12.10.1798 | Commanded the British Squadron at the Battle of Tory Island | ||
| 14.2.1799 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 8.1799 | Temeraire (98), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1793 | |
| 11.1799 | 1800 | Renown (74), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1793 |
| 25.8.1800 | 26.8.1800 | Commanded the British Squadron at the Attack on Ferrol | |
| 1.1.1801 | Rear-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 1802 | 1804 | Appointed Ambassador to Russia | HPO |
| 23.4.1804 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 10.1805 | 1806 | Foudroyant (80), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red | BWAS-1714 |
| 9.11.1805 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 13.3.1806 | Commanded the British Ships at the Action of 1806-03-13 | ||
| 13.3.1806 | Commanded the Unengaged British Ships at the Action of 1806-03-13 | ||
| 1807 | Swiftsure (74), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1793 | |
| 1807 | 1810 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — North America | EWIKI |
| 23.3.1807 | 29.4.1807 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Buckingham | HPO |
| 28.4.1808 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 31.7.1810 | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 1812 | 8.1812 | Saint Domingo (74), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813 | 1814 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — North America | EWIKI |
| 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 |