Awards, Honors & Achievements

• 1882–1892 – Elected Mayor of Fort Worth (6 terms)
  Oversaw the establishment of Fort Worth’s first water department, independent school system, and served as a school board trustee.
• Donations for Public Institutions
  Donated land for Oakwood, Calvary, and Trinity cemeteries, parks, churches, and the medical facility later named John Peter Smith Hospital.
• Transport & Infrastructure Pioneer
  Helped found the first street railway system and promoted the Texas and Pacific Railroad’s extension into Fort Worth.
• Creator of the First Fort Worth School
• Most Prestigious Landowner & Civic Leader
  Became the largest landowner in Fort Worth after the Civil War. In his will, Smith donated land for a public hospital, which became today’s John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS Health Network).
• Commemorated with a Monument
  After his death in 1901, Fort Worth erected the John Peter Smith Monument near St. Patrick’s Cathedral.