Byng was installed as a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath on 17 June 1725 and appointed First Lord of the Admiralty in August 1727; in this role he was instrumental in the establishment of the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth.
Byng was installed as a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath on 17 June 1725. Byng was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty in August 1727. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth. This was in this role.