The writer John Harington (or Harrington, 1561-1612) designed the flush toilet called the Ajax in 1596, in an effort to replace the system of chamberpots (which had to be moved by servants to far...
John Harington (or Harrington, 1561-1612), godson of Queen Elizabeth I, devised a water closet called the Ajax in 1596, but it did not gain wide acceptance in England.