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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, 2001.
Dated: October 2, 2001
Signature Title
/s/ C. F. Knight Chairman of the Board
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C. F. Knight
/s/ D. N. Farr Chief Executive Officer
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D. N. Farr
/s/ W. J. Galvin Executive Vice President
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W. J. Galvin Officer (and Principal
Accounting Officer) and
Director
/s/ J. G. Berges Director
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J. G. Berges
/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
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/s/ D. C. Farrell Director
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D. C. Farrell
/s/ C. Fernandez G. Director
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C. Fernandez G.
/s/ J. A. Frates Director
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J. A. Frates
/s/ A. F. Golden Director
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A. F. Golden
/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/ C. A. Peters Director
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C. A. Peters
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/s/ J. W. Prueher Director
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J. W. Prueher
/s/ R. L. Ridgway Director
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R. L. Ridgway
/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.