Cannon James J Form 4 LYDALL / James J Cannon ownership change

POWER OF ATTORNEY



 Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby

constitutes and appoints each of Randall B. Gonzales, Chad A. McDaniel,

William K. Piotrowski or Lora Frascarelli, signing singly, the

undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



 (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Lydall, Inc.

(the Company), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16 (a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



 (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute

any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or

amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar

authority; and



 (3) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company,

Form 144's or any other document to be filed pursuant to Rule 144 of

the Securities Act of 1933 and any regulations thereunder with respect

to securities of the Company;



 (4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection

with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may

be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the

undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such

attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of

Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and

conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-

fact's discretion.



 The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full

power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing

whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise

of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents

and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally

present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby

ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such

attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or

cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and

powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the

undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



 This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until

the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with

respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities

issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a

signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of

Attorney to be executed as of this 5th day of December 2019.





Signature:  /s/ James J. Cannon

Print Name: James J. Cannon