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EXHIBIT 23
The Retirement Plans Committee
Thomas & Betts Corporation
We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-56789, 333-93101 and 333-80435 of Thomas & Betts Corporation on Form S-8
of our report dated June 9, 2000, relating to the statements of net assets
available for benefits of Thomas & Betts Corporation Employees' Investment
Plan as of December 31, 1999, and 1998 and the related statements of changes
in net assets available for benefits for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1999 which report appears in the December 31, 1999,
Annual Report on Form 11-K of Thomas & Betts Corporation Employees'
Investment Plan.
KPMG LLP
Memphis, Tennessee
June 20, 2000
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