Page to James, duke of York, by 1667, groom of bedchamber to York 1673 – 78, master of wardrobe to York 1677 – 85; envoy extraordinary, Denmark 1683, ambassador extraordinary, Paris Feb. – Apr. 1685; gent. of bedchamber 1685 – 88, 1689 – 92; PC 14 Feb. 1689 – 23 June 1692, 19 June 1698 – 30 Dec. 1711, 1715 – d.; master of horse and gov. to duke of Gloucester 1698 – 1700; ld. justice 1698 – 1700; amb. extraordinary and plenipotentiary to The Hague 1701 – 11; master of the Ordnance 1702 – 12, Oct. 1714 – d.
Ensign 1st Ft. Gds. 1667; capt. of ft. Admiralty regt. 1672, lt.-col. 1675 – 83; lt.-col. 2nd R. English regt. (French army) 1674 – 77; brig. of ft. 1678; col. 1st Drag. Gds. 1683 – 85, 3rd Horse Gds. 1685–8 (later 7th Ft) 1689–92 (24th Ft.) 1702–4, 1st Ft. Gds. 1704 – 11, 1714 – d.; maj.-gen. 1685; lt.-gen. Nov. 1688; c.-in-c. English forces in the Netherlands 1690 – 92, allied forces 1701 – 11; capt.-gen. 1702 – 11, 1715 – d.
Dep. lt. Dorset 1685 – 88; high steward, St Albans 1685 – d., Woodstock, 1705;
Freeman, Merchant Adventurers, Hamburg 1683,
oil on canvas by ?J. Closterman aft. J. Riley, c.1685-90, NPG 501; oil on canvas by M. Dahl, c.1702, National Army Museum; oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, Royal Hospital, Chelsea.