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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2.1697/98 | Restoration (70), Volunteer-per-order ADM 6/5/4 | ADM 6/5 | |
| 11.3.1701/2 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination | RNLPC | |
| 29.4.1702 | Lieutenant ADM 6/7/31 | ADM 6/7 | |
| 29.4.1702 | 28.5.1702 | Royal Oak (70), Third Lieutenant ADM 6/7/31 | ADM 6/7 |
| 28.5.1702 | 11.1.1702/3 | Anglesea (50), Second Lieutenant ADM 6/7/38 | ADM 6/7 |
| 21.4.1705 | Commander ADM 6/8/216 | ADM 6/8 | |
| 21.4.1705 | 3.7.1706 | Deal Castle (24), as Commanding Officer Commission confirmed 4.1.1705/6 ADM 6/8/216 | BWAS-1603 |
| 24.6.1707 | 13.3.1707/8 | Queenborough (24), as Commanding Officer ADM 6/9/76 | BWAS-1714 |
| 14.3.1707/8 | Captain ADM 6/9/164 | CSORN | |
| 14.3.1707/8 | 6.2.1714/15 | Tartar (32), as Commanding Officer Commission confirmed 20.5.1708 ADM 6/9/165 | BWAS-1603 |
| 28.3.1716 | 10.2.1716/17 | Plymouth (60), as Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/65 | BWAS-1603 |
| 11.2.1716/17 | 10.3.1718/19 | Worcester (54), as Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/88 | BWAS-1603 |
| 11.3.1718/19 | 1722 | Swallow (50), as Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/158 | BWAS-1714 |
| 21.2.1720/21 | Destruction of the Royal Fortune | ||
| 5.1723 | Appointed Knight Bachelor | HPO | |
| 1729 | Burford (70), as Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 | |
| 1731 | 1732 | Edinburgh (70), as Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 1732 | 1735 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica | HPO |
| 1733 | 1735 | Kingston (60), as Flag Officer, Commodore | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.1739 | 11.7.1739 | Augusta (60), as Flag Officer, Commodore | BWAS-1714 |
| 11.7.1739 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 11.7.1739 | 1740 | Augusta (60), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 1740 | 1741 | Princess Caroline (80), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 8.1740 | 1741 | Shrewsbury (80), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1603 |
| 1741 | 3.1740/41 | Russell (80), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 1741 | 3.1744/45 | Cumberland (80), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.3.1740/41 | 5.1741 | Operations against Cartagena | |
| 9.4.1741 | Jersey (60), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 | |
| 1742 | 1744 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — West Indies | HPO |
| 12.3.1741/42 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 9.8.1743 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 7.12.1743 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 19.6.1744 | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 24.11.1746 | 11.4.1750 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Rochester | HPO |
| 15.7.1747 | Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 10.7.1749 | Admiral of the Fleet | CSORN |
Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| CSORN | Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy | David Bonner Smith | Web Site |
| ODNB | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |
| HPO | History of Parliament online | Web Site | |
| ADM 6/5 | ADM 6/5 Commission and Warrent Book 1698 28 Jan.-1699 1 June | Archive | |
| RNLPC | Royal Navy Lieutenants' Passing Certificates 1691-1902 | Bruno Pappalardo | Book |
| ADM 6/7 | ADM 6/7 Commission and Warrent Book 1702 28 Jan.-1703 6 July | Archive | |
| ADM 6/8 | ADM 6/8 Commission and Warrent Book 1703 6 July-1706 3 July | Archive | |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |