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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, the undersigned, a director
of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("The St.
Paul"), do hereby make, nominate and appoint Sandra Ulsaker Wiese and
Bruce A. Backberg, or either of them, to be my attorney-in-fact, with
full power and authority to sign on my behalf a Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999, to be filed by The St. Paul with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and any amendments thereto, and
shall have the same force and effect as though I had manually signed
the Form 10-K or amendments.
Dated: February 1, 2000 Signature: /s/ H. Furlong Baldwin
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Name: H. Furlong Baldwin
Dated: February 1, 2000 Signature: /s/ Michael R. Bonsignore
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Name: Michael R. Bonsignore
Dated: February 1, 2000 Signature: /s/ John H. Dasburg
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Name: John H. Dasburg
Dated: February 1, 2000 Signature: /s/ W. John Driscoll
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Name: W. John Driscoll
Dated: February 1, 2000 Signature: /s/ Kenneth M. Duberstein
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Name: Kenneth M. Duberstein
Dated: February 1, 2000 Signature: /s/ Pierson M. Grieve
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Name: Pierson M. Grieve
Dated: February 1, 2000 Signature: /s/ Thomas R. Hodgson
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Name: Thomas R. Hodgson
Dated: February 1, 2000 Signature: /s/ David G. John
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Name: David G. John
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Dated: February 1, 2000 Signature: /s/ William H. Kling
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Name: William H. Kling
Dated: February 1, 2000 Signature: /s/ Bruce K. MacLaury
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Name: Bruce K. MacLaury
Dated: February 1, 2000 Signature: /s/ Glen D. Nelson
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Name: Glen D. Nelson
Dated: February 1, 2000 Signature: /s/ Anita M. Pampusch
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Name: Anita M. Pampusch
Dated: February 1, 2000 Signature: /s/ Gordon M. Sprenger
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Name: Gordon M. Sprenger
