Complex sentence: Knight was born in England and joined the Hudson's Bay Company in 1676 as a carpenter; in 1682 he became Chief Factor of the trading post of Fort Albany in James Bay where he made himself rich.
Split into simpler sentences: Knight was born in England and joined the Hudson's Bay Company in 1676 as a carpenter. In 1682, he became Chief Factor of the trading post of Fort Albany in James Bay where he made himself rich.