In 1866, Smith and his cousin Henry Gillette founded the Bayland Orphanage to care for the children of deceased Confederate veterans.At Rest: A Historical Directory of Harris County, Texas, Cemeteries (1822-2001). Compiled by Trevia Wooster Beverly. Tejas Publications & Research, Houston, 2001. Smith was also elected again as a Democratic Party state representative from Houston to the Eleventh Texas Legislature, serving for one term in 1866.
