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. In 2021, a play written by Neil Gore about Clough's life debuted at The Place Theatre in Bedford.

Biography

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

Clough died on 27 December 1976 at Bedford Hospital.

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. 1 2 "Clough, Joseph Alan [Joe]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000380693. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)