McConnell Leads Tributes to Ex-Kentucky Gubernatorial Candidate, 90, Who Died After Saving Wife From House Fire

McConnell Leads Tributes to Ex-Kentucky Gubernatorial Candidate, 90, Who Died After Saving Wife From House Fire
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Katabella Roberts
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A former Republican Kentucky gubernatorial candidate died in a house fire on Thursday, officials have confirmed.

Tom Emberton, 90, who also served as chief judge of the state Court of Appeals, was at home in Edmonton when the fire began at around 3:30 a.m., Metcalfe County Coroner Larry Wilson said.

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