Marcus Henry Bland was an English merchant who founded the Bland Line in Gibraltar in 1810.
The business started as a small shipping agency, but later expanded into carrying supplies for the military garrison on the Rock. It was bought by Joseph and Emmanuel Gaggero in 1891.Gaggero, Joe. (2005) Running with the Baton: A Gibraltar Family History. Gibraltar: Joe Gaggero. p. 16.
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