Exhibit 24

                             FirstMerit Corporation
                           Limited Power of Attorney
                        2001 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
2001, 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 21st day of February, 2002, unless otherwise indicated below.

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/s/ JOHN R. COCHRAN
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John R. Cochran
Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


/s/ KAREN S. BELDEN
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Karen S. Belden, Director


/s/ JOHN C. BLICKLE
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John C. Blickle, Director


/s/ ROBERT W. BRIGGS
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Robert W. Briggs, Director


/s/ RICHARD COLELLA
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Richard Colella, Director


/s/ CLIFFORD J. ISROFF
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Clifford J. Isroff, Director


/s/ ROBERT G. MERZWEILER
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Robert G. Merzweiler, Director


/s/ RICHARD N. SEAMAN
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Richard N. Seaman, Director


/s/ JERRY M. WOLF
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Jerry M. Wolf, Director


/s/ TERRENCE E. BICHSEL
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Terrence E. Bichsel
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting
Officer)


/s/ R. CARY BLAIR
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R. Cary Blair, Director


/s/ SID A. BOSTIC
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Sid A. Bostic, Director


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Gary G. Clark, Director


/s/ TERRY L. HAINES
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Terry L. Haines, Director


/s/ PHILIP A. LLOYD, II
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Philip A. Lloyd, II, Director


/s/ ROGER T. READ
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Roger T. Read, Director


/s/ CHARLES F. VALENTINE
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Charles F. Valentine, Director
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