1940 – He was called to the Bahamas Bar.

1948 – He was called to the English Bar at the Middle Temple.

1949 – He was elected as an Member of Parliament to the House of Assembly.

1958 – He served as a member of the Executive Council of Bahamas.

1964 – He was made Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

1969 – He became Senator of Bahamas.

1973 – He served as a Deputy Governor General of Sir Milo Butler (Governor General of Bahamas).

1976 – He was appointed Acting Governor-General of Bahamas.

1977 – He was made Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

1979 – He was appointed as Governor General of Bahamas.

1980 – He was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.

1985 – He was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.

1988 – He retired as a Governor General of Bahamas.