Thomas Crapper was the founder and owner of one of England’s largest sanitation engineering firms. One urban legend even suggests that Thomas Crapper invented the toilet; but, however funny that may seem, it is sadly not true. John Harrington invented the flushing toilet in 1596.
Thomas Crapper did, however, make a number of improvements on the first toilet model made. He was an inventor and maintained a foundry and metal shop in his business and he was able to try out new designs and develop ways of making plumbing solutions more efficient.
Thomas Crapper died on January 27, 1910 in Anerley, England when in retirement, after having made many key inventions in sanitary engineering.