Porfirio Franca

Porfirio Franca y Álvarez de la Campa (July 22, 1878 – May 3, 1950) was a Cuban Conservative business man, banker and a member of the Pentarchy of 1933.

Early history Porfirio Franca was born in Havana, Cuba on July 22, 1878.

In 1902, Franca was founding member of the Vedado Tennis Club in Vedado which he presided over for 15 years.

He managed the local Havana branch of the National City Bank of New York and was director of the Banco Nacional de Cuba.

In 1923, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) elected Porfirio Franca, who held the Cuban seat until 1938. He was instrumental in staging the 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games in Havana.

Politics After Gerardo Machado was deposed on August 12, 1933, Franca declined to accept an offer as the Secretary of the Treasury under the incoming Céspedes administration. Franca agreed to serve on the executive commission until a new president was named which was Dr. Ramón Grau of the Pentarchy, on September 10, 1933.

Death Porfirio Franca y Álvarez de la Campa died on May 3, 1950.