Published on November 25, 2008
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, 2008.
Dated:
October 7, 2008
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Signature
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Title
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/s/
D. N. Farr
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Chairman
of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
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D.
N. Farr
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/s/
W. J. Galvin
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Senior
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Director
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W.
J. Galvin
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/s/
R. J. Schlueter
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Vice
President and Chief Accounting Officer
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R.
J. Schlueter
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/s/
A. A. Busch III
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Director
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A.
A. Busch III
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/s/
D. C. Farrell
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Director
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D.
C. Farrell
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/s/
C. Fernandez G.
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Director
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C.
Fernandez G.
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/s/
A. F. Golden
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Director
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A.
F. Golden
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/s/
H. Green
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Director
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H.
Green
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/s/
R. B. Horton
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Director
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R.
B. Horton
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/s/
W. R. Johnson
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Director
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W.
R. Johnson
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/s/
V. R. Loucks, Jr.
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Director
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V.
R. Loucks, Jr.
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/s/
J. B. Menzer
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Director
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J.
B. Menzer
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/s/
C. A. Peters
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Director
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C.
A. Peters
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/s/
J. W. Prueher
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Director
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J.
W. Prueher
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/s/
R. L. Ridgway
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Director
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R.
L. Ridgway
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/s/
R. L. Stephenson
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Director
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R.
L. Stephenson
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