Henry Goode Blasdel (January 20, 1825 – July 26, 1900) was an American politician and a member of the Republican Party.

He was the first Governor of Nevada, serving during the American Civil War and the first years of the Reconstruction era.

Blasdel worked as a farmer, storekeeper and river boat captain before he came to Nevada in 1861, when he was appointed Recorder of Storey County.

[2] He served on the National Union League Committee which notified President Abraham Lincoln of his renomination.

[3] After his governorship, Blasdel retired from political life and in 1891 he moved his family to Oakland, California, where he continued to be active in mining and milling.