by 1776 he had become Secretary to the King's Council and a Freemason.
1	by	by	ADP	E	_	2	case	_	_
2	1776	1776	NUM	N	NumType=Card	5	obl	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PE	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VA	Mood=Ind|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	become	become	VERB	V	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	Secretary	secretary	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	E	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	RD	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	King	king	NOUN	S	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	PART	_	9	case	_	_
11	Council	Council	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	RI	Definite=Ind|Number=Sing|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Freemason	freemason	NOUN	S	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	FS	_	5	punct	_	_
