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, 2005.
Dated: October 4, 2005
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 |