Joseph Knight (7 October 1778 – 20 July 1855), gardener to George Hibbert, was one of the first people in England to successfully propagate Proteaceae.
Born in Brindle, Lancashire, he became head gardener to George Hibbert, who was an enthusiastic amateur botanist.
As a result, Salisbury was accused of plagiarism, ostracised from botanical circles, and his publications were largely ignored during his lifetime.
In 1831, he gave money to his old Parish in Lancashire, Brindle St Joseph's, to build a new school.
Some time after his wife's death in 1845, Knight built a mansion, Bitham House, in Avon Dassett, retiring there with his niece and Perry.