hiː wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd vˈaɪkaʊnt fˈoʊkstoʊn ænd bˈæɹən lˈɔŋfɚd ˌɔn twˈɛnti nˈaɪn dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən ænd wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd wˈʌn ʌvðə dˈɛpjuːɾi luːtˈɛnənts ʌv wˈɪltʃɚɹ ˌɔn ˈeɪt noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti.
He was created Viscount Folkestone and Baron Longford on 29 June 1747 and was appointed one of the deputy lieutenants of Wiltshire on 8 November 1750.