EX-24 13 0013.txt EXHIBIT 24 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 John A. MacColl 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, 2000, 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 6, 2001 Signature: /s/ H. Furlong Baldwin ---------------- ---------------------- Name: H. Furlong Baldwin Dated: February 6, 2001 Signature: /s/ John H. Dasburg ---------------- ------------------- Name: John H. Dasburg Dated: February 6, 2001 Signature: /s/ W. John Driscoll ---------------- -------------------- Name: W. John Driscoll Dated: February 6, 2001 Signature: /s/ Kenneth M. Duberstein ---------------- ------------------------- Name: Kenneth M. Duberstein Dated: February 6, 2001 Signature: /s/ Pierson M. Grieve ---------------- --------------------- Name: Pierson M. Grieve Dated: February 6, 2001 Signature: /s/ Thomas R. Hodgson ---------------- --------------------- Name: Thomas R. Hodgson Dated: February 6, 2001 Signature: /s/ David G. John ---------------- ----------------- Name: David G. John Dated: February 6, 2001 Signature: /s/ William H. Kling ---------------- -------------------- Name: William H. Kling Dated: February 6, 2001 Signature: /s/ Bruce K. MacLaury ---------------- --------------------- Name: Bruce K. MacLaury Dated: February 6, 2001 Signature: /s/ Glen D. Nelson ---------------- ------------------ Name: Glen D. Nelson Dated: February 6, 2001 Signature: /s/ Anita M. Pampusch ---------------- --------------------- Name: Anita M. Pampusch Dated: February 6, 2001 Signature: /s/ Gordon M. Sprenger ---------------- ---------------------- Name: Gordon M. Sprenger