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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.7.1735 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/288 | RNLPC | |
| 25.2.1741/42 | Lieutenant ADM 6/16/20 | CSORN | |
| 4.1.1745/46 | Commander ADM 6/17/38 | ADM 6/17 | |
| 4.1.1745/46 | 18.3.1745/46 | Scipio (8), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/38 | BWAS-1714 |
| 19.3.1745/46 | Captain ADM 6/17/75 | CSORN | |
| 19.3.1745/46 | 29.12.1747 | Tilbury (58), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/75 | ADM 6/17 |
| 20.9.1746 | 25.9.1746 | Lorient Operations | |
| 31.1.1747 | Commander-in-Chief at the Action of 1747/01/31 | ||
| 14.10.1747 | 2nd Battle of Cape Finisterre | ||
| 29.12.1747 | 30.9.1748 | Nottingham (60), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/303 | BWAS-1793 |
| 30.9.1748 | 17.1.1748/49 | Lyme (24), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/387 | ADM 6/17 |
| 25.4.1749 | 20.12.1750 | Monarch (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/459 | ADM 6/17 |
| 20.3.1755 | 5.11.1756 | Essex (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/148 | BWAS-1714 |
| 13.5.1758 | 13.8.1759 | Conqueror (68), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/511 | BWAS-1714 |
| 13.8.1759 | 28.4.1760 | Princess Louisa (60), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/164 Issued by The Hon. Edward Boscawen (1711-1761), North America Commission confirmed 7.5.1760 | BWAS-1714 |
| 18.8.1759 | 19.8.1759 | Battle of Lagos Bay | |
| 18.10.1770 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/20/302 | CSORN | |
| 1771 | Created 1st Baronet of Sproughton | E-WIKI | |
| 21.1.1771 | 1775 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — East Indies ADM 6/20/340 | ADM 6/20 |
| 3.1771 | 1774 | Northumberland (68), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue ADM 107/2/228 | BWAS-1714 |
| 31.3.1775 | Rear-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/21/83 | CSORN | |
| 7.12.1775 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/21/155 | ADM 6/21 | |
| 2.4.1776 | Vice-Admiral of the White ADM 6/21/175 | ADM 6/21 | |
| 4.11.1776 | 8.1778 | Queen (90), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 107/5/228 | BWAS-1714 |
| 12.5.1778 | Vice-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/21/403 | ADM 6/21 | |
| 27.7.1778 | Commanded the Van at the 1st Battle of Ushant | ||
| 11.1778 | 6.1779 | Royal George (100), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Red ADM 107/2/228 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.4.1782 | 29.1.1783 | Appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty | OHMB4 |
| 8.4.1782 | Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/22/445 | CSORN |