Joe Clough

Joe Clough
Joe Clough
Born	Joseph Alan Clough; 10 November 1885; Kingston, Jamaica
Died	27 December 1976 (aged 91); Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Known for	First 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

"Joseph Clough: London's first Black bus driver". London Transport Museum. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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.
"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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[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.

[:0-3] "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.)