Return To England
In 1889, Sinnett asked Leadbeater to return to England to tutor his son and George Arundale (1878–1945). He agreed and brought with him one of his pupils Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa (1875–1953). Although struggling with poverty himself, Leadbeater managed to send both Arundale and Jinarajadasa to Cambridge University. Both would eventually serve as International Presidents of the Theosophical Society. Jinarajadasa related how Leadbeater had already done some occult investigations, then in May 1894, did his first past life reading.
He became one of the best known speakers of the Theosophical Society for a number of years and was also Secretary of the London Lodge.
He added seven years to his stated age. For a ship's manifest in 1903, he listed his age as 56, and his occupation as "lecturer" when he did a lecture tour to Vancouver and San Francisco. He also stated that he had come previously to Seattle in 1893.
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