Joe Clough
First Black bus driver in London
About Joe Clough
Lived 1885 – 1976 (aged 91).
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.
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Who was Joe Clough?
first Black bus driver in London
When was Joe Clough born?
Joe Clough was born on 10 November 1885 in Kingston, Jamaica.
When did Joe Clough die?
Joe Clough died on 27 December 1976 in Bedford, Bedfordshire.
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