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
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...
.
Clough died on 27 December 1976 at
Bedford Hospital.
References
1885 births
1976 deaths
People from Kingston, Jamaica
Bus drivers
Taxi drivers
Migrants from British Jamaica to the United Kingdom
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