POWER OF ATTORNEY
Published on December 21, 1995
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, 1995.
Dated: December 20, 1995.
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Signature Title
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/s/C. F. Knight Chairman of the Board, President and
- ----------------------------- Chief Executive Officer and Director
C. F. Knight
/s/W. J. Galvin Senior Vice President-
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W. J. Galvin Officer (and Principal Accounting
Officer)
/s/L. L. Browning, Jr. Director
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L. L. Browning, Jr.
/s/A. A. Busch, III Director
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A. A. Busch, III
/s/D. C. Farrell Director
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D. C. Farrell
/s/J. A. Frates Director
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J. A. Frates
/s/R. B. Horton Director
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R. B. Horton
/s/G. A. Lodge Director
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G. A. Lodge
/s/V. R. Loucks, Jr. Director
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V. R. Loucks, Jr.
/s/R. B. Loynd Director
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R. B. Loynd
/s/R. L. Ridgway Director
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R. L. Ridgway
/s/R. W. Staley Director
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R. W. Staley
/s/A. E. Suter Director
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A. E. Suter
/s/W. M. Van Cleve Director
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W. M. Van Cleve
/s/E. E. Whitacre, Jr. Director
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E. E. Whitacre, Jr.
/s/E. F. Williams, Jr. Director
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E. F. Williams, Jr.