EXHIBIT 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



The Shareholders and Board of Directors
Thomas & Betts Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (No. 33-1403 and No. 33-1404) on Form S-8 and in the
Registration Statement (No. 33-44153) on Form S-3 of Thomas & Betts
Corporation of our reports dated February 2, 1995, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Thomas & Betts Corporation and
subsidiaries as of January 1, 1995 and January 2, 1994 and the
related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders' equity,
and cash flows, and related schedules for each of the years in the
three-year period ended January 1, 1995 which reports appear or are
incorporated by reference in the January 1, 1995 annual report on
Form 10-K of Thomas & Betts Corporation.




KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Memphis, Tennessee
March 30, 1995