NEW FILER



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 29th day of

June, 2012.





Signature:  /s/ David H. Williams



Print Name:   David H. Williams