Background
Flinn, Alfred Douglas was born on August 4, 1869 in New Berlin, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Matthew Bonner and Sarah Jane (Jones) Flinn.
Flinn, Alfred Douglas was born on August 4, 1869 in New Berlin, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Matthew Bonner and Sarah Jane (Jones) Flinn.
Bachelor of Science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1893. Doctor of Applied Science, University of Louvain, 1927. Doctor of England, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1932.
Engineer with Metropolitan Water Works, Boston, 1895-1902. Managing editor Engineering Record, New York, 1902-1904. Engineer Croton Aqueduct Commission, 1904-1905.
Deputy engineer and deputy chief engineer Board of Water Supply of New York City (Catskill Aqueduct), 1905-1918.
Secretary United Engineering Trustees, Incorporated., 1918-1934. Secretary Engineering Council, 1918-1921.
Secretary, since 1918, director, 1922, Engineering Foundation. Member National Research Council, 1918-1923 (chairman Division of Engineering, 1920-1923).
Knight Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia).
Member National Republican.
Married Mary Brownell Davis, November 1, 1900.