Fusion Plumbing & Heating - Did You Know... Sir John Harrington, Godson of Queen Elizabeth, invented the first flush toilet in 1596? Hence why people call it "The John". Now You Know-Vember.
Military Plumbing - Throwback Thursday: The flushing toilet was invented in 1596 by Sir John Harington, an English courtier and the godson of Queen Elizabeth I. This is where we get the
![SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G39TGD/sir-john-harington-english-courtier-and-writer-inventor-of-the-flush-G39TGD.jpg)
SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Robert Peake the Elder | Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Robert Peake the Elder | Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field | The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ep/original/DP169396.jpg)
Robert Peake the Elder | Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
![Fountain erected in the court of the Great Mansion House at Kilweston near Bath, by Sir John Harrington, 1567. Visual Material information: Title: Fountain erected in the court of the Great Mansion Fountain erected in the court of the Great Mansion House at Kilweston near Bath, by Sir John Harrington, 1567. Visual Material information: Title: Fountain erected in the court of the Great Mansion](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E9HP5M/fountain-erected-in-the-court-of-the-great-mansion-house-at-kilweston-near-bath-by-sir-john-harrington-1567-visual-material-information-title-fountain-erected-in-the-court-of-the-great-mansion-house-at-kilweston-near-bath-by-sir-john-harrington-1567-38144b-date-of-publication-about-1770-1790-item-type-1-drawing-medium-pen-and-black-ink-with-monochrome-wash-dimensions-sheet-152-x-124-cm-former-owner-george-iii-king-of-great-britain-1738-1820-2E9HP5M.jpg)