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Exhibit 24
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
1933 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT
of
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints JAMES W.
KIENKER and FORREST S. FITZROY, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for him and in his name, place
or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file, or cause to
be signed and filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), any registration statement or statements on
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
the issuance of common stock of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. under
the Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for
Employees, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto,
before or after effectiveness of such statements, and any and all
other documents required to be filed with the Commission in
connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Dated: July 9, 1996
/s/ Richard L. Battram
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Richard L. Battram
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
1933 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT
of
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints JAMES W.
KIENKER and FORREST S. FITZROY, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for him and in his name, place
or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file, or cause to
be signed and filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), any registration statement or statements on
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
the issuance of common stock of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. under
the Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for
Employees, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto,
before or after effectiveness of such statements, and any and all
other documents required to be filed with the Commission in
connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Dated: July 9, 1996
/s/ B. A. Bridgewater, Jr.
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B. A. Bridgewater, Jr.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
1933 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT
of
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints JAMES W.
KIENKER and FORREST S. FITZROY, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for him and in his name, place
or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file, or cause to
be signed and filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), any registration statement or statements on
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
the issuance of common stock of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. under
the Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for
Employees, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto,
before or after effectiveness of such statements, and any and all
other documents required to be filed with the Commission in
connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Dated: July 9, 1996
/s/ William E. Cornelius
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William E. Cornelius
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
1933 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT
of
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints JAMES W.
KIENKER and FORREST S. FITZROY, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for him and in his name, place
or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file, or cause to
be signed and filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), any registration statement or statements on
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
the issuance of common stock of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. under
the Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for
Employees, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto,
before or after effectiveness of such statements, and any and all
other documents required to be filed with the Commission in
connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Dated: July 10, 1996
/s/ John E. Hayes, Jr.
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John E. Hayes, Jr.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
1933 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT
of
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints JAMES W.
KIENKER and FORREST S. FITZROY, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for him and in his name, place
or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file, or cause to
be signed and filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), any registration statement or statements on
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
the issuance of common stock of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. under
the Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for
Employees, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto,
before or after effectiveness of such statements, and any and all
other documents required to be filed with the Commission in
connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Dated: July 9, 1996
/s/ C. Ray Holman
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C. Ray Holman
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
1933 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT
of
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints JAMES W.
KIENKER and FORREST S. FITZROY, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for him and in his name, place
or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file, or cause to
be signed and filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), any registration statement or statements on
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
the issuance of common stock of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. under
the Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for
Employees, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto,
before or after effectiveness of such statements, and any and all
other documents required to be filed with the Commission in
connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Dated: July 9, 1996
/s/ Darrell G. Knudson
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Darrell G. Knudson
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
1933 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT
of
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints JAMES W.
KIENKER and FORREST S. FITZROY, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for him and in his name, place
or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file, or cause to
be signed and filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), any registration statement or statements on
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
the issuance of common stock of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. under
the Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for
Employees, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto,
before or after effectiveness of such statements, and any and all
other documents required to be filed with the Commission in
connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Dated: July 10, 1996
/s/ William E. Maritz
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William E. Maritz
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
1933 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT
of
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints JAMES W.
KIENKER and FORREST S. FITZROY, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for him and in his name, place
or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file, or cause to
be signed and filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), any registration statement or statements on
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
the issuance of common stock of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. under
the Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for
Employees, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto,
before or after effectiveness of such statements, and any and all
other documents required to be filed with the Commission in
connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Dated: July 9, 1996
/s/ Russell W. Meyer, Jr.
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Russell W. Meyer, Jr.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
1933 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT
of
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints JAMES W.
KIENKER and FORREST S. FITZROY, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for him and in his name, place
or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file, or cause to
be signed and filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), any registration statement or statements on
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
the issuance of common stock of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. under
the Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for
Employees, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto,
before or after effectiveness of such statements, and any and all
other documents required to be filed with the Commission in
connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Dated: July 10, 1996
/s/ Jerry E. Ritter
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Jerry E. Ritter
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
1933 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT
of
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints JAMES W.
KIENKER and FORREST S. FITZROY, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for him and in his name, place
or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file, or cause to
be signed and filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), any registration statement or statements on
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
the issuance of common stock of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. under
the Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for
Employees, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto,
before or after effectiveness of such statements, and any and all
other documents required to be filed with the Commission in
connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Dated: July 9, 1996
/s/ William P. Stiritz
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William P. Stiritz
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
1933 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT
of
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints JAMES W.
KIENKER and FORREST S. FITZROY, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for him and in his name, place
or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file, or cause to
be signed and filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), any registration statement or statements on
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
the issuance of common stock of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. under
the Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for
Employees, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto,
before or after effectiveness of such statements, and any and all
other documents required to be filed with the Commission in
connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Dated: July 12, 1996
/s/ Albert E. Suter
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Albert E. Suter
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
1933 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT
of
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints JAMES W.
KIENKER and FORREST S. FITZROY, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for him and in his name, place
or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file, or cause to
be signed and filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), any registration statement or statements on
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
the issuance of common stock of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. under
the Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for
Employees, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto,
before or after effectiveness of such statements, and any and all
other documents required to be filed with the Commission in
connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Dated: July 10, 1996
/s/ Dwight D. Sutherland
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Dwight D. Sutherland
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
1933 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT
of
BOATMEN'S BANCSHARES, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That the person whose
signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints JAMES W.
KIENKER and FORREST S. FITZROY, and each of them, the true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for him and in his name, place
or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and file, or cause to
be signed and filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), any registration statement or statements on
Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to
the issuance of common stock of Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. under
the Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc. 1990 Stock Purchase Plan for
Employees, and any and all amendments and supplements thereto,
before or after effectiveness of such statements, and any and all
other documents required to be filed with the Commission in
connection therewith, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Dated: July 9, 1996
/s/ Theodore C. Wetterau
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Theodore C. Wetterau