EXHIBIT (24)
FIRST UNION CORPORATION
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned directors and officers
of FIRST UNION CORPORATION (the "Corporation") hereby constitute and appoint
Marion A. Cowell, Jr. and Kent S. Hathaway, and each of them severally, the
true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned with full power
and authority in said agents and the attorneys-in-fact, and in any one of them,
to sign for the undersigned and in their respective names as directors and
officers of the Corporation, the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1998, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to sign
any and all amendments to such Annual Report.
SIGNATURE CAPACITY DATE
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/s/ EDWARD E. CRUTCHFIELD Chairman and Chief Executive March 9, 1999
- ---------------------------------- Officer and Director
EDWARD E. CRUTCHFIELD
/s/ ROBERT T. ATWOOD Executive Vice President and March 9, 1999
- ---------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer
ROBERT T. ATWOOD
/s/ JAMES H. HATCH Senior Vice President and Controller March 9, 1999
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JAMES H. HATCH
/s/ EDWARD E. BARR Director March 9, 1999
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EDWARD E. BARR
/s/ G. ALEX BERNHARDT, SR. Director March 8, 1999
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G. ALEX BERNHARDT, SR.
/s/ W. WALDO BRADLEY Director March 11, 1999
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W. WALDO BRADLEY
/s/ ROBERT J. BROWN Director March 9, 1999
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ROBERT J. BROWN
Director
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A. DANO DAVIS
/s/ NORWOOD H. DAVIS, JR. Director March 15, 1999
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NORWOOD H. DAVIS, JR.
/s/ R. STUART DICKSON Director March 9, 1999
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R. STUART DICKSON
Director
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B. F. DOLAN
/s/ RODDEY DOWD, SR. Director March 9, 1999
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RODDEY DOWD, SR.
SIGNATURE CAPACITY DATE
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/s/ JOHN R. GEORGIUS Director March 9, 1999
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JOHN R. GEORGIUS
/s/ ARTHUR M. GOLDBERG Director March 9, 1999
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ARTHUR M. GOLDBERG
/s/ WILLIAM H. GOODWIN, JR. Director March 9, 1999
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WILLIAM H. GOODWIN, JR.
/s/ FRANK M. HENRY Director March 15, 1999
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FRANK M. HENRY
/s/ ERNEST E. JONES Director March 10, 1999
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ERNEST E. JONES
Director
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TERRENCE A. LARSEN
/s/ HERBERT LOTMAN Director March 9, 1999
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HERBERT LOTMAN
Director
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RADFORD D. LOVETT
/s/ MACKEY J. MCDONALD Director March 9, 1999
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MACKEY J. MCDONALD
/s/ MALCOLM S. MCDONALD Director March 11, 1999
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MALCOLM S. MCDONALD
/s/ PATRICIA A. MCFATE Director March 12, 1999
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PATRICIA A. MCFATE
/s/ JOSEPH NEUBAUER Director March 15, 1999
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JOSEPH NEUBAUER
/s/ RANDOLPH N. REYNOLDS Director March 9, 1999
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RANDOLPH N. REYNOLDS
/s/ JAMES M. SEABROOK Director March 9, 1999
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JAMES M. SEABROOK
/s/ RUTH G. SHAW Director March 9, 1999
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RUTH G. SHAW
/s/ CHARLES M. SHELTON, SR. Director March 9, 1999
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CHARLES M. SHELTON, SR.
SIGNATURE CAPACITY DATE
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/s/ LANTY L. SMITH Director March 10, 1999
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LANTY L. SMITH