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Born
Joe Clough was born in Jamaica in 1887. -
The first time he moved
In 1905 the doctor he was driving home asked him if he wanted to go to England and he said yes. -
Who He Mainly Drove Around
Dr White took him to London, where Joe would drive him around in a carriage with horses. Later on, motorcars became popular, and so Joe learned to drive so that he could be the doctor's chauffeur. -
The first Black Bus Driver
Joe Clough born in 1887 and first started driving buses sometime in 1906. -
The beginning of his career
He arrived in Britain in 1906 and had travelled over from Jamaica with Dr White, and was to become the first black man ever to drive a motorbus in London. -
His First Work Bus
Soon after having passed the driving test, Joe was driving a B-type bus. -
Clough's first official bus driver job
In 1908 Clough applied to work at London General Omnibus Company and became a spare driver. -
Personal Life Begins
Joe married his wife Margaret in 1911. -
First Thing That Went Wrong
Joe held a driving record for several years until he was suspended for speeding at a speed of 28 miles per hour. -
Later On In Life
Joe enlisted in the Army Service Corps at Kempston barracks in 1915. He drove a field ambulance for four years in the Ypres area. -
Hate Towards Him
It was inevitable that some day someone in a position to cause a problem would object to the color of Joe's skin. -
After His Time In War
Joe was demobbed in 1919, and started work for the Eastern National Omnibus Company in a placement that his wife had secured for him, and which he kept for the next 29 years. -
Even Later After War
Later on in the 1930's Joe had driven on several of the routes in the area, and was instructing learner bus drivers. -
Not Driving Buses
Joe left his job as a bus driver and started work for a truck contractor. -
Buying His First Taxi
Joe bought a taxi cab. -
Later Years
Joe retired from his job as a taxi driver when he was 82 years old. -
His Wife
Joe's wife Margaret passed away in 1975 -
Joe Himself
Joe himself died in two years later at the age of 91.
