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, 2006.

Dated: October 3, 2006

 

Signature

                 

Title

                   

/s/ D. N. Farr

D. N. Farr

 

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director

/s/ W. J. Galvin

W. J. Galvin

  Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

/s/ R. J. Schlueter

R. J. Schlueter

 

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

/s/ A. A. Busch III

A. A. Busch III

 

Director

/s/ D. C. Farrell

D. C. Farrell

 

Director

/s/ C. Fernandez G.

C. Fernandez G.

 

Director

/s/ A. F. Golden

A. F. Golden

 

Director

/s/ R. B. Horton

R. B. Horton

 

Director


/s/ G. A. Lodge

G. A. Lodge

  

Director

/s/ V. R. Loucks, Jr.

V. R. Loucks, Jr.

  

Director

/s/ J. B. Menzer

J. B. Menzer

  

Director

/s/ C. A. Peters

C. A. Peters

  

Director

/s/ J. W. Prueher

J. W. Prueher

  

Director

/s/ R. L. Ridgway

R. L. Ridgway

  

Director

/s/ R. L. Stephenson

R. L. Stephenson

  

Director