ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐ dˈɛpjuːɾi luːtˈɛnənt fɔːɹ wˈɪltʃɚ, ænd, ˌɔn nˈaɪntiːn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, lˈɔːɹd luːtˈɛnənt ʌv bˈɜːkʃɚ, ɐ pˈoʊst hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn dˈuː tʊ ˈɪl hˈɛlθ.
On 30 November 1780, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant for Wiltshire, and, on 19 November 1791, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, a post he resigned in 1819 due to ill health.