Edith Roosevelt Derby Williams (June 17, 1917 – June 8, 2008) was an Americanhistorian andconservationist. She was a member of theRoosevelt family and a granddaughter of the26th president of the United StatesTheodore Roosevelt.

Williams was born asEdith Roosevelt Derby inNew York City to Dr. Richard Derby andEthel Carow Roosevelt of theRoosevelt family. She was the second child of Dr. and Mrs. Derby and the eldest daughter. Her maternal grandparents werePresidentTheodore Roosevelt and First LadyEdith Roosevelt. She was actively involved inRepublican politics and addressed the1960 Republican National Convention, seconding the nomination ofRichard Nixon. Later she founded the Vashon Island Health Center. For forty years, she was the Republican Committeewoman for the state ofWashington. In 1975, Williams was named to theboard of trustees for theUniversity of Washington, where she served until 1981. Mrs. Williams served on the board of trustees for theTheodore Roosevelt Association where she received the Rose Award in 2004 for her many years of service and dedication to the organization. Williams was also recognised for her work in behalf ofconservation and promoting a healthier environment by reducingpollution.

In 1941, she married Andrew "Mike" Murray Williams (1916–1998). AfterWorld War II in 1946, the family moved toWashington and settled in theSeattle area. They lived on Federal Ave in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle in a home designed and built by the legendary architect, Carl Gould. The home contained several important historical artifacts including china from the Roosevelt White House, pieces of which are in the Smithsonian. The family had three children, Andrew Murray Jr. (1942–2004), Richard Derby (born 1944), and Sarah Gilmore (born 1948).Bruce K. Chapman is her son-in-law and husband to Sarah.

Williams died on June 8, 2008^[1] after breaking her hip at herVashon Island,Washington home. She was 90.

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