Joe Clough

Joe Clough
Born
Joseph Alan Clough

(1885-11-10)10 November 1885
Kingston, Jamaica
Died27 December 1976(1976-12-27) (aged 91)
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Known forFirst Black bus driver in London

Joe Clough (10 November 1885 – 27 December 1976) was a taxi and bus driver.

Clough was the first Black bus driver in London.[1] In 2021, a play written by Neil Gore about Clough's life debuted at The Place Theatre in Bedford.[2]

Biography

Joseph Alan Clough was born on 10 November 1885 in Kingston, Jamaica.[3]

Clough died on 27 December 1976 at Bedford Hospital.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Clough: London's first Black bus driver". London Transport Museum. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hutchinson, Laura (17 May 2021). "Britain's first black bus driver was Bedford's Joe Clough - who is being celebrated in a new play". Bedford Today. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Clough, Joseph Alan [Joe]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000380693. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)


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