Joe Clough (10 November 1885 – 27 December 1976) was a

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and

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. 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 Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district. Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...

Biography

Joseph Alan Clough was born on 10 November 1885 in

Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the Capital (political), 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 spit (landform), sand spit which connects the town of Por ...

. Clough died on 27 December 1976 at

Bedford Hospital Bedford Hospital is a 400-bed district general hospital located in the English town of Bedford, serving the Borough of Bedford and parts of Central Bedfordshire, run by the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospital wa ...

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1885 births 1976 deaths People from Kingston, Jamaica Bus drivers British taxi drivers Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom {{UK-bio-stub