POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned Officers and Directors of TEMPLETON GROWTH FUND, INC. (the
"Registrant") hereby appoint Bruce G. Leto, Deborah R. Gatzek, Barbara J. Green,
Murray L. Simpson and David P. Goss (with full power to each of them to act
alone) his/her attorney-in-fact and agent, in all capacities, to execute, file
or withdraw any of the documents referred to below relating to Post-Effective
Amendments to the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and/or Registrant's registration
statements on Form N-14 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
amendments to such registration statements covering the sale of shares by the
Registrant under prospectuses becoming effective after this date, including any
amendment or amendments increasing or decreasing the amount of securities for
which registration is being sought, with all exhibits and any and all documents
required to be filed with respect thereto with any regulatory authority. Each of
the undersigned grants to each of said attorneys, full authority to do every act
necessary to be done in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents
and purposes as he/she could do if personally present, thereby ratifying all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which shall be deemed to be
a single document.
The undersigned Officers and Directors hereby execute this Power of
Attorney as of the 28th day of November, 2000.
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/s/HARRIS J. ASHTON /s/CHARLES B. JOHNSON
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Harris J. Ashton, Director Charles B. Johnson, Director
/s/NICHOLAS F. BRADY /s/BETTY P. KRAHMER
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Nicholas F. Brady, Director Betty P. Krahmer, Director
/s/FRANK J. CROTHERS /s/GORDON S. MACKLIN
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Frank J. Crothers, Director Gordon S. Macklin, Director
/s/S. JOSEPH FORTUNATO /s/FRED R. MILLSAPS
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S. Joseph Fortunato, Director Fred R. Millsaps, Director
/s/JOHN WM. GALBRAITH /s/CONSTANTINE D. TSERETOPOULOS
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John Wm. Galbraith, Director Constantine D. Tseretopoulos, Director
/s/ANDREW H. HINES, JR. /s/MARK G. HOLOWESKO
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Andrew H. Hines, Jr., Director Mark G. Holowesko, President
/s/EDITH E. HOLIDAY /s/BRUCE S. ROSENBERG
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Edith E. Holiday , Director Bruce S. Rosenberg, Treasurer
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