[1] As a telegram boy during World War II, he was often an unwelcome sight, bringing bad news of loved ones.
[4] Having joined the Australian Labor Party in 1948,[1] Clough stood unsuccessfully in the 1973 State election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in the electoral district of Blue Mountains.
[6] In 1976 Clough again contested the seat of Blue Mountains, this time winning the election and reversing the victory of the independent sitting member Harold Coates three years earlier.
[17] He was a strong opponent of privatisation of power stations, financial deregulation and cuts to local services.
[18] Following his retirement from politics in 1999, Clough and his wife Doreen operated the Coolawin Gardens Motel in Nambucca Heads.
[1] In 2002 Clough retired to Perth, Western Australia where he died on 12 August 2008 following a long battle with bowel cancer.