POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Clyde R. Moore, Jerry Kronenberg
and Fred R. Jones, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her
and in his or her name, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Thomas & Betts
Corporation for its fiscal year 1998, and any and all amendments and exhibits
thereto, and to file the same and any other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
SIGNATURE DATE TITLE
/s/ Clyde R. Moore
- --------------------------- President and Chief February 3, 1999
Clyde R. Moore Executive Officer and ---
Director
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Ernest H. Drew ---
/s/ T. Kevin Dunnigan
- --------------------------- Chairman of the Board February 3, 1999
T. Kevin Dunnigan and Director ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jeananne K. Hauswald ---
/s/ Fred R. Jones
- --------------------------- Vice President-Chief February 3, 1999
Fred R. Jones Financial Officer ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Thomas W. Jones ---
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Clyde R. Moore, Jerry Kronenberg
and Fred R. Jones, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her
and in his or her name, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Thomas & Betts
Corporation for its fiscal year 1998, and any and all amendments and exhibits
thereto, and to file the same and any other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
SIGNATURE DATE TITLE
- --------------------------- President and Chief February , 1999
Clyde R. Moore Executive Officer and ---
Director
/s/ Ernest H. Drew
- --------------------------- Director February 3, 1999
Ernest H. Drew ---
- --------------------------- Chairman of the Board February , 1999
T. Kevin Dunnigan and Director ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jeananne K. Hauswald ---
- --------------------------- Vice President-Chief February , 1999
Fred R. Jones Financial Officer ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Thomas W. Jones ---
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Clyde R. Moore, Jerry Kronenberg
and Fred R. Jones, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her
and in his or her name, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Thomas & Betts
Corporation for its fiscal year 1998, and any and all amendments and exhibits
thereto, and to file the same and any other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
SIGNATURE DATE TITLE
- --------------------------- President and Chief February , 1999
Clyde R. Moore Executive Officer and ---
Director
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Ernest H. Drew ---
- --------------------------- Chairman of the Board February , 1999
T. Kevin Dunnigan and Director ---
/s/ Jeananne K. Hauswald
- --------------------------- Director February 3, 1999
Jeananne K. Hauswald ---
- --------------------------- Vice President-Chief February , 1999
Fred R. Jones Financial Officer ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Thomas W. Jones ---
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Clyde R. Moore, Jerry Kronenberg
and Fred R. Jones, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her
and in his or her name, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Thomas & Betts
Corporation for its fiscal year 1998, and any and all amendments and exhibits
thereto, and to file the same and any other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
SIGNATURE DATE TITLE
- --------------------------- President and Chief February , 1999
Clyde R. Moore Executive Officer and ---
Director
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Ernest H. Drew ---
- --------------------------- Chairman of the Board February , 1999
T. Kevin Dunnigan and Director ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jeananne K. Hauswald ---
- --------------------------- Vice President-Chief February , 1999
Fred R. Jones Financial Officer ---
/s/ Thomas W. Jones
- --------------------------- Director February 3, 1999
Thomas W. Jones ---
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SIGNATURE DATE TITLE
/s/ Ronald B. Kalich, Sr.
- --------------------------- Director February 1, 1999
Ronald B. Kalich, Sr. ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Robert A. Kenkel ---
- --------------------------- Vice President-General February , 1999
Jerry Kronenberg Counsel and Secretary ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Kenneth R. Masterson ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Thomas C. McDermott ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jean-Paul Richard ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jerre L. Stead ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
William H. Waltrip ---
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SIGNATURE DATE TITLE
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Ronald B. Kalich, Sr. ---
/s/ Robert A. Kenkel
- --------------------------- Director February 3, 1999
Robert A. Kenkel ---
- --------------------------- Vice President-General February , 1999
Jerry Kronenberg Counsel and Secretary ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Kenneth R. Masterson ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Thomas C. McDermott ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jean-Paul Richard ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jerre L. Stead ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
William H. Waltrip ---
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SIGNATURE DATE TITLE
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Ronald B. Kalich, Sr. ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Robert A. Kenkel ---
/s/ Jerry Kronenberg
- --------------------------- Vice President-General February 3, 1999
Jerry Kronenberg Counsel and Secretary ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Kenneth R. Masterson ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Thomas C. McDermott ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jean-Paul Richard ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jerre L. Stead ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
William H. Waltrip ---
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SIGNATURE DATE TITLE
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Ronald B. Kalich, Sr. ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Robert A. Kenkel ---
- --------------------------- Vice President-General February , 1999
Jerry Kronenberg Counsel and Secretary ---
/s/ Kenneth R. Masterson
- --------------------------- Director February 2, 1999
Kenneth R. Masterson ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Thomas C. McDermott ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jean-Paul Richard ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jerre L. Stead ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
William H. Waltrip ---
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SIGNATURE DATE TITLE
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Ronald B. Kalich, Sr. ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Robert A. Kenkel ---
- --------------------------- Vice President-General February , 1999
Jerry Kronenberg Counsel and Secretary ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Kenneth R. Masterson ---
/s/ Thomas C. McDermott
- --------------------------- Director February 1, 1999
Thomas C. McDermott ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jean-Paul Richard ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jerre L. Stead ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
William H. Waltrip ---
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SIGNATURE DATE TITLE
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Ronald B. Kalich, Sr. ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Robert A. Kenkel ---
- --------------------------- Vice President-General February , 1999
Jerry Kronenberg Counsel and Secretary ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Kenneth R. Masterson ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Thomas C. McDermott ---
/s/ Jean-Paul Richard
- --------------------------- Director February 3, 1999
Jean-Paul Richard ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jerre L. Stead ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
William H. Waltrip ---
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SIGNATURE DATE TITLE
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Ronald B. Kalich, Sr. ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Robert A. Kenkel ---
- --------------------------- Vice President-General February , 1999
Jerry Kronenberg Counsel and Secretary ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Kenneth R. Masterson ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Thomas C. McDermott ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jean-Paul Richard ---
/s/ Jerre L. Stead
- --------------------------- Director February 3, 1999
Jerre L. Stead ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
William H. Waltrip ---
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SIGNATURE DATE TITLE
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Ronald B. Kalich, Sr. ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Robert A. Kenkel ---
- --------------------------- Vice President-General February , 1999
Jerry Kronenberg Counsel and Secretary ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Kenneth R. Masterson ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Thomas C. McDermott ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jean-Paul Richard ---
- --------------------------- Director February , 1999
Jerre L. Stead ---
/s/ William H. Waltrip
- --------------------------- Director February 3, 1999
William H. Waltrip ---
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