John Bland was the son of Nathaniel Bland, doctor of law, and judge of the prerogative court in Dublin. He most probably enjoyed a classical education, before entering King's Inns, Dublin, in Hilary term, 1741. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn, London, on 16 January 1742; called to the Irish bar in Hilary term, 1754; and called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn on 12 June 1752. The Biographia Dramatica asserts that he died at his house at Deptford about November 1788.Knight 1886, p. 198.
