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EXHIBIT 24
FIRSTMERIT CORPORATION
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
1999 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
The undersigned directors and officers of FirstMerit Corporation (the
"Company") hereby constitute and appoint Terry E. Patton, Terrence E. Bichsel
and/or Kevin C. O'Neil, and each of them, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney of the undersigned, to execute and file
under the Securities Act of 1934 an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
1999, and any and all amendments (on Form 10-K/A) and exhibits to the foregoing
and any and all other documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission or National Association of Securities Dealers pertaining to such
Annual Report, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts
and things whatsoever necessary, appropriate or desirable to be done in the
premises, or in the name, place and stead of the said directors and officers,
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys and any of them and
any such substitute.
Effective the 17th day of February, 2000, unless otherwise indicated
below.
/s/ JOHN R. COCHRAN /s/ TERRENCE E. BICHSEL
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John R. Cochran Terrence E. Bichsel
Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration
(Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer)
/s/ KAREN S. BELDEN /s/ R. CARY BLAIR
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Karen S. Belden, Director R. Cary Blair, Director
/s/ SID A. BOSTIC
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John C. Blickle, Director Sid A. Bostic, Director
/s/ ROBERT W. BRIGGS /s/ RICHARD COLELLA
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Robert W. Briggs, Director Richard Colella, Director
/s/ GARY G. CLARK /s/ TERRY L. HAINES
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Gary G. Clark, Director Terry L. Haines, Director
/s/ CLIFFORD J. ISROFF /s/ PHILIP A. LLOYD
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Clifford J. Isroff, Director Philip A. Lloyd, II, Director
/s/ ROBERT G. MERZWEILER /s/ CHARLES F. VALENTINE
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Robert G. Merzweiler, Director Charles F. Valentine, Director
/s/ ROGER T. READ /s/ JUSTIN T. ROGERS
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Roger T. Read, Director Justin T. Rogers, Director
/s/ RICHARD N. SEAMAN /s/ JERRY M. WOLF
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Richard N. Seaman, Director Jerry M. Wolf, Director
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