💰Thomas Crapper Net worth: 100 million
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About
English plumber who gave the world modern bathroom fixtures, but did not invent the flush toilet.
Before Fame
He set up his own plumbing shop after finishing his apprenticeship with his brother George, a master plumber in Chelsea.
Trivia
He invented the ballcock, the mechanism for filling water tanks.
Family Life
He married Maria Green in 1860. His last name became slang for human bodily waste, although the term "crap" was actually of Middle English origin and was once used in an entirely different way.
Associated With
He refined the flush toilet, which was actually invented by the poet John Harrington.
