[1] He was descended from Stephen Knight, a judge and member of the Maryland House of Burgesses.
[1] He began studying law in the office of George Ross Veazey, but abandoned it and became a farmer.
[1] After the end of that term, Knight joined with the grain firm of George E. Bowdoin.
[1] He served as a member of the board of directors and was vice president of Maryland's Chamber of Commerce.
They had two sons and four daughters, James Groome, William M., Elizabeth, Ethel, Rebecca and Mrs. Lyndon Tracy.