Porfirio Franca
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ConstituencyRepublic of Cuba
BornPorfirio Franca y Álvarez de la Campa[2]
July 22, 1878
July 22, 1878
DiedMay 3, 1950 (aged 71)
Children3
Porfirio Franca y Álvarez de la Campa | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of Finance[1] | |
| In office September 5, 1933 – September 10, 1933 | |
| Constituency | Republic of Cuba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Porfirio Franca y Álvarez de la Campa[2] July 22, 1878 |
| Died | May 3, 1950 (aged 71) |
| Children | 3 |
Porfirio Franca y Álvarez de la Campa (July 22, 1878 – May 3, 1950) was a Cuban Conservative business man, banker[3] and a member of the Pentarchy of 1933.
Porfirio Franca was born in Havana, Cuba on July 22, 1878.[4]
In 1902, Franca was founding member of the Vedado Tennis Club in Vedado which he presided over for 15 years.[5]
He managed the local Havana branch of the National City Bank of New York and was director of the Banco Nacional de Cuba.[6]
In 1923, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) elected Porfirio Franca, who held the Cuban seat until 1938.[7] He was instrumental in staging the 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games in Havana.
