POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, Corporate
Counsel, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Corporate Controller or Assistant
Controller or Kathleen J. Carroll and Donna G. Tracy, signing singly, the
undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact to

	(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigneds capacity as an officer and or director of Lydall, Inc.
(the Company), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16 (a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

	(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and

	(3) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigneds capacity as an officer and or director of the Company,
Form 144s or any other document to be filed pursuant to Rule 144 of
the Securities Act of 1933 and any regulations thereunder with respect
to securities of the Company;

	(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-
facts discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigneds responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 24th day of
September, 2009.


Signature:  /s/ Thomas P. Smith

Print Name:     Thomas P. Smith