Exhibit 24.1
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Patrick B. Frost, Richard W. Evans, Jr. and Phillip D. Green, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, and with power of substitution and resubstitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, to sign any and all amendments thereto, and to file such Annual Report and amendments, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ T.C. FROST T.C. Frost | Senior Chairman of the Board and Director | January 27, 2005 | ||
| /s/ RICHARD W. EVANS, JR. Richard W. Evans, Jr. | Chairman of the Board and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | January 27, 2005 | ||
| /s/ R. DENNY ALEXANDER R. Denny Alexander | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||
| /s/ CARLOS ALVAREZ Carlos Alvarez | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||
| /s/ ISAAC ARNOLD, JR. Isaac Arnold, Jr. | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||
| /s/ ROYCE S. CALDWELL Royce S. Caldwell | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||
| /s/ HARRY H. CULLEN Harry H. Cullen | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||
| /s/ EUGENE H. DAWSON, SR. Eugene H. Dawson, Sr. | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||
| /s/ RUBEN M. ESCOBEDO Ruben M. Escobedo | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||
| /s/ PATRICK B. FROST Patrick B. Frost | Director and President of The Frost National Bank | January 27, 2005 |
| Signature | Title | Date | ||||
| /s/ JOE R. FULTON Joe R. Fulton | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||||
| /s/ PRESTON M. GEREN III Preston M. Geren III | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||||
| /s/ JAMES L. HAYNE James L. Hayne | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||||
| /s/ KAREN E. JENNINGS Karen E. Jennings | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||||
| /s/ RICHARD M. KLEBERG, III Richard M. Kleberg, III | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||||
| /s/ ROBERT S. McCLANE Robert S. McClane | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||||
| /s/ IDA CLEMENT STEEN Ida Clement Steen | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||||
| /s/ HORACE WILKINS, JR. Horace Wilkins, Jr. | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||||
| /s/ MARY BETH WILLIAMSON Mary Beth Williamson | Director | January 27, 2005 | ||||