Career
Richard Annesley was the son of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, graduating Master of Arts in 1670-1671 and Bachelor of Divinity in 1677 (incorporated at Cambridge 1678). He became Prebendary of Westminster in 1679, and Prebendary and then Dean of Exeter in 1681.
In 1689 he became Vicar of Colyton Rawleigh, Devon.
