ives ▁of ▁financial ▁services ▁companies ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Y ale ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Henry ▁Knight ▁( 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 7 ), ▁from ▁F arn ham , ▁was ▁a ▁wealth y ▁engineer , ▁land owner ▁and ▁invent or . ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁engineer ▁George ▁Par f itt ▁he ▁built ▁one ▁of ▁Britain ’ s ▁first ▁pet rol - power ed ▁motor ▁vehicles , ▁Frederick ▁Bre mer ▁of ▁W alth am st ow ▁having ▁built ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁with ▁his ▁assistant ▁James ▁P ull inger , ▁they ▁drove ▁through ▁F arn ham , ▁Sur rey , ▁where up on ▁he ▁was ▁pro sec uted ▁for ▁using ▁a ▁locomot ive ▁with ▁neither ▁a ▁lic ence ▁nor ▁a ▁man ▁walking ▁in ▁front ▁with ▁a ▁red ▁flag . ▁This ▁is ▁sometimes ▁mis report ed ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁be ▁conv icted ▁of ▁speed ing ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁but ▁that ▁sob ri quet ▁subsequently ▁fell ▁to ▁Walter ▁Arnold ▁of ▁East ▁Pe ck ham , ▁Kent , ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁Knight ▁was ▁both ▁an ▁invent or ▁and ▁pione er , ▁having ▁created ▁a ▁( failed ) ▁steam ▁power ed ▁road ▁vehicle ; ▁a ▁ren owned ▁steam ▁power ed ▁hop