1 7 5 5 – 1 7 6 1 , ▁and ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Hor se ▁ 1 7 6 1 – 1 7 6 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁represented ▁R ut land ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Parliament ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 7 1 9 ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 7 2 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 2 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁G arter ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 7 ▁was ▁sw orn ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council . ▁He ▁supported ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁London ' s ▁Found ling ▁Hospital ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁found ing ▁govern ors ▁when ▁it ▁received ▁its ▁royal ▁char ter ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 9 . ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁R ut land , ▁Verm ont ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁Art ▁collection ▁John ▁Mann ers , ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Duke , ▁was ▁a ▁collect or ▁of ▁art . ▁He ▁started ▁bu ying ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 2 ▁and ▁for ▁two ▁dec ades ▁bought ▁paint ings , ▁draw ings ▁and ▁prints ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁art ▁au ctions . ▁Ag ents ▁bought ▁for ▁him ▁at ▁other ▁au ctions ▁and ▁he ▁bought ▁priv ately ▁too , ▁through ▁deal ers . ▁On ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁John , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Duke ▁of ▁R ut land , ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 1 , ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Duke ▁had ▁inherited ▁the ▁family ▁collection ▁of ▁paint ings ▁acquired ▁by ▁his ▁for eb ears ▁including ▁Old ▁Masters ▁and