[1] He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Carrick in 1755 and for Trim in May 1761.
[2] On 9 March 1762 he was promoted from Lieutenant-Colonel to Colonel of Foot,[3] and later to Major-General.
He served in North America, including at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
[1] He was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland on 28 May 1777[4] and promoted to Lieutenant-General on 6 September 1777.
[7] On his death later that year, he was succeeded as MP for Trim by Clotworthy Taylor,[2] and as Colonel of the 64th Regiment of Foot by Major-General John Leland.