Baron Sanderson of Ayot, of Welwyn in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Peerage of the United Kingdom

The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...

. It was created in 1960 for the businessman and public servant, Basil Sanderson

Basil Sanderson, 1st Baron Sanderson of Ayot

Basil Sanderson, 1st Baron Sanderson of Ayot, MC Basil Sanderson, 1st Baron Sanderson of Ayot, MC Basil Sanderson, 1st Baron Sanderson of Ayot, MC (19 June 1894 - 15 August 1971, was a British businessman and public servant.Sanderson was the son of the businessman Harold Arthur Sanderson, general...

. He was the son of the shipping magnate Harold Arthur Sanderson, general manager of the White Star Line

White Star Line

The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British shipping company, today most famous for its ill-fated vessel, the RMS Titanic, and the World War I loss of Titanics sister ship Britannic...

. On Lord Sanderson of Ayot's death in 1971 he was succeeded by his eldest twin son Alan Lindsay Sanderson. However, he disclaimed

Peerage Act 1963

The Peerage Act 1963 is the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that permitted peeresses in their own right and all Scottish hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, and which allows newly inherited hereditary peerages to be "disclaimed".-Background:The Act resulted largely from the...

 the peerage for life the same year.

Barons Sanderson of Ayot (1960)

• Basil Sanderson, 1st Baron Sanderson of Ayot
  Basil Sanderson, 1st Baron Sanderson of Ayot
  Basil Sanderson, 1st Baron Sanderson of Ayot, MC Basil Sanderson, 1st Baron Sanderson of Ayot, MC Basil Sanderson, 1st Baron Sanderson of Ayot, MC (19 June 1894 - 15 August 1971, was a British businessman and public servant.Sanderson was the son of the businessman Harold Arthur Sanderson, general...
  
  (1894–1971)
• Alan Lindsay Sanderson, 2nd Baron Sanderson of Ayot (b. 1931) (disclaimed 1971)