Quentin McGown is a sixth-generation Texan and fourth-generation Fort Worth attorney, with a lifelong interest in history. He served as General Counsel and Director of Gift Planning at Texas Wesleyan University, from which he graduated with degrees in theater and law. He served six years, three as chair, on the City of Fort Worth Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission, and he is a past chair of the Tarrant County Historical Commission. He wrote and hosted the Historic Fort Worth series on community cable television, and served on the city's 1999 sesquicentennial history committee. He also co-chaired the Tarrant County Bar Association's 2004 centennial celebration. A member of the planning committee for the annual Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering, he serves on the board of the North Fort Worth and Tarrant County Historical Societies and the Outriders, the support organization for the Fort Worth Herd. He teaches courses on Fort Worth history for the Texas Christian University Extended Education program, and his book, Fort Worth in Vintage Postcards, was published by Arcadia Publishing in 2003. He and his wife, Laurie, are slowly restoring their 101-year-old downtown Fort Worth home.
