He served briefly as a Lord of the Treasury in 1742.

From 1612 to 1613, he served as a Lord of the Treasury.

From 1804, he served as a Lord of the Treasury for the next two years.

He again served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary until 1941.

From 1677 until 1679, he served alongside his father as a Lord of the Admiralty.

He again served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1954 to 1962.

He served in government as a Lord of the Treasury from 1895-1903.

He also served as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1690 to 1693.

He served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1995 to 2009.

From 1765 to 1766, he briefly served as a Lord of the Admiralty.