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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.12.1733 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/226 | RNLPC | |
| 23.2.1733/34 | Lieutenant | CSORN | |
| 7.4.1737 | Commander | ADM 6/15 | |
| 7.4.1737 | 14.5.1737 | Grampus (6)
1731-1742 , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/56British 6 Gun Unrated Sloop | ADM 6/15 |
| 14.5.1737 | 13.6.1738 | Alderney (8)
1735-1742 , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/66British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel | BWAS-1714 |
| 13.6.1738 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 13.6.1738 | 19.2.1740/41 | Deal Castle (20)
1727-1746 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/123British 20 Gun 4th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 19.2.1740/41 | 16.4.1741 | Sapphire (44)
1741-1756 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/382British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/15 |
| 16.4.1741 | 3.6.1743 | Dartmouth (50)
1741-1747 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/411British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 3.6.1743 | 13.7.1745 | Warwick (60)
1733-1756 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/465British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line Confirmed 16.4.1745 | BWAS-1714 |
| 10.2.1743/44 | 11.2.1743/44 | Battle of Toulon | |
| 11.2.1743/44 | Dismissed from the Navy | ||
| 1.4.1747 | 13.4.1747 | Saint George (90)
1740-1774 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/214British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/17 |
| 13.4.1747 | 13.12.1747 | Devonshire (80)
1745-1747 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/227British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 3.5.1747 | 1st Battle of Cape Finisterre | ||
| 27.2.1747/48 | 3.6.1748 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Ribadeo ADM 6/17/325 | ADM 6/17 |
| 17.1.1753 | 15.4.1754 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Buckingham | HPO |
| 4.2.1755 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 8.2.1755 | 3.7.1756 | Buckingham (68)
1751-1779 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red, British 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1777 Renamed "Grampus" | BWAS-1714 |
| 20.5.1756 | Battle of Minorca | ||
| 17.11.1756 | 5.4.1757 | Appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty | OHMB |
| 8.12.1756 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | ADM 6/18 | |
| 1.5.1757 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 2.7.1757 | 25.9.1757 | Appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty | OHMB |