![Sir John Harington, 1561 - 1612. Godson of Queen Elizabeth of England | National Galleries of Scotland Sir John Harington, 1561 - 1612. Godson of Queen Elizabeth of England | National Galleries of Scotland](https://www.nationalgalleries.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/externals/155804.jpg?itok=-iNDtg3G)
Sir John Harington, 1561 - 1612. Godson of Queen Elizabeth of England | National Galleries of Scotland
![Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596 | The Vintage News Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596 | The Vintage News](https://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2018/04/ll-640x511.jpg)
Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596 | The Vintage News
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.
![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
![Portrait of Sir John Harington of Kelston (1561–1612), three-quarter length, in black with a ruff and a sword | Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Portrait of Sir John Harington of Kelston (1561–1612), three-quarter length, in black with a ruff and a sword | Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2fb3d65/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1457x2000+0+0/resize/2048x2811!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F60%2Ff3%2Feb062eaa48f3a9da182788d01e26%2Fl21037-bxdgh-01.jpg)
Portrait of Sir John Harington of Kelston (1561–1612), three-quarter length, in black with a ruff and a sword | Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late
![Kit Harington's great-grandfather was Sir John Harington, the inventor of Toilet (that's why it's also called a "John") - 9GAG Kit Harington's great-grandfather was Sir John Harington, the inventor of Toilet (that's why it's also called a "John") - 9GAG](https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/a6wg7M8_700b.jpg)