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                                                       Exhibit 24

                         POWER OF ATTORNEY


     The undersigned members of the Board of Directors and

Executive Officers of Emerson Electric Co., a Missouri corporation

with principal offices at 8000 West Florissant Avenue, St. Louis,

Missouri 63136, hereby appoint W. J. Galvin as their Attorney-in-

Fact for the purpose of signing Emerson Electric Co.'s Securities

and Exchange Commission Form 10-K (and any and all amendments

thereto) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996.

Dated:          December 19, 1996.
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     Signature                           Title
     ---------                           -----


/s/C. F. Knight                    Chairman of the Board, President and
-----------------------------      Chief Executive Officer and Director
C. F. Knight


/s/W. J. Galvin                    Senior Vice President-
-----------------------------      Finance and Chief Financial
W. J. Galvin                       Officer (and Principal Accounting
                                   Officer)


/s/L. L. Browning, Jr.             Director
-----------------------------
L. L. Browning, Jr.


/s/A. A. Busch, III                Director
-----------------------------
A. A. Busch, III


/s/D. C. Farrell                   Director
-----------------------------
D. C. Farrell


/s/J. A. Frates                    Director
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J. A. Frates




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/s/R. B. Horton                    Director
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R. B. Horton


/s/G. A. Lodge                     Director
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G. A. Lodge


/s/V. R. Loucks, Jr.               Director
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V. R. Loucks, Jr.


/s/R. B. Loynd                     Director
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R. B. Loynd


/s/R. L. Ridgway                   Director
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R. L. Ridgway


/s/R. W. Staley                    Director
-----------------------------
R. W. Staley


/s/A. E. Suter                     Director
-----------------------------
A. E. Suter


/s/W. M. Van Cleve                 Director
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W. M. Van Cleve


/s/E. E. Whitacre, Jr.             Director
-----------------------------
E. E. Whitacre, Jr.


/s/E. F. Williams, Jr.             Director
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E. F. Williams, Jr.









