Published on November 18, 2004
Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers of Emerson Electric Co., a Missouri corporation with principal offices at 8000 West Florissant Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63136, hereby appoint W. J. Galvin as their Attorney-in-Fact for the purpose of signing Emerson Electric Co.s Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K (and any and all Amendments thereto) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004.
Dated: October 5, 2004
| Signature | Title |
/s/ D. N. Farr |
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| D. N. Farr |
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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/s/ W. J. Galvin |
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| W. J. Galvin | Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director |
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/s/ R. J. Schlueter |
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| R. J. Schlueter | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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/s/ J. G. Berges |
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| J. G. Berges | Director |
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/s/ A. A. Busch III |
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| A. A. Busch III | Director |
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/s/ D. C. Farrell |
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| D. C. Farrell | Director |
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/s/ C. Fernandez G. |
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| C. Fernandez G. | Director |
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/s/ A. F. Golden |
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| A. F. Golden | Director |
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/s/ R. B. Horton |
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| R. B. Horton | Director |
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/s/ G. A. Lodge |
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| G. A. Lodge | Director |
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/s/ V. R. Loucks, Jr. |
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| V. R. Loucks, Jr. | Director |
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/s/ J. B. Menzer |
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| J. B. Menzer | Director |
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/s/ C. A. Peters |
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| C. A. Peters | Director |
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/s/ J. W. Prueher |
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| J. W. Prueher | Director |
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/s/ R. L. Ridgway |
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| R. L. Ridgway | Director |
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/s/ E. E. Whitacre, Jr. |
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| E. E. Whitacre, Jr. | Director |