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Exhibit 24
MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officers
and directors of McCormick & Company, Incorporated, a Maryland corporation with
offices at 18 Loveton Circle, Sparks, Maryland 21152 (the "Corporation"), hereby
constitute and appoint Robert J. Lawless and Francis A. Contino, jointly and
severally, each in his own capacity, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with
full power of substitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement, any and all amendments to
this Registration Statement, or any Registration Statement filed pursuant to
Rule 462 under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full
power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ Robert J. Lawless Chairman, President & Chief September 19, 2000
----------------------------------- Executive Officer
Robert J. Lawless
/s/ Francis A. Contino Executive Vice President & September 19, 2000
----------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer
Francis A. Contino
/s/ Kenneth A. Kelly, Jr. Vice President & Controller September 19, 2000
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Kenneth A. Kelly, Jr.
/s/ Barry H. Beracha Director September 19, 2000
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Barry H. Beracha
/s/ James T. Brady Director September 19, 2000
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James T. Brady
/s/ Robert G. Davey Executive Vice President September 19, 2000
-----------------------------------
Robert G. Davey
/s/ Edward S. Dunn, Jr. Director September 19, 2000
-----------------------------------
Edward S. Dunn, Jr.
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/s/ Freeman A. Hrabowski, III Director September 19, 2000
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Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
/s/ John C. Molan Director September 19, 2000
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John C. Molan
/s/ Carroll D. Nordhoff Executive Vice President September 19, 2000
-----------------------------------
Carroll D. Nordhoff
/s/ Robert W. Schroeder President, U.S Consumer September 19, 2000
----------------------------------- Foods
Robert W. Schroeder
/s/ William E. Stevens Director September 19, 2000
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William E. Stevens
/s/ Karen D. Weatherholtz Senior Vice President September 19, 2000
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Karen D. Weatherholtz
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