Arthur Groussier (16 August 1863,

Orléans Orléans (,"Orleans"
(US) and Federation of the Socialist Workers of France The Federation of the Socialist Workers of France (, FTSF) was France's first socialist party, being founded in 1879. The party was characterised as possibilist because it promoted gradual reforms. Formation After the failure of the Paris Co ...

(FTSF). In 1890 he joined the Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (POSR). In 1896 he joined the

Revolutionary Communist Alliance The Revolutionary Communist Alliance (, ACR) or Communist Alliance (, AC) was a French political party founded in 1896 and dissolved in 1901. The ACR was the name adopted by activists who left the Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (POSR) i ...

(ACR), which in 1902 merged into the Socialist Party of France (PSdF), which in turn merged into the

French Section of the Workers' International The French Section of the Workers' International (, SFIO) was a major socialist political party in France which was founded in 1905 and succeeded in 1969 by the present Socialist Party. The SFIO was founded in 1905 as the French representativ ...

(SFIO) in 1905. Groussier was a member of the

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from 1893 to 1902 and from 1906 to 1924. He was a very active Freemason.

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