Bertram Buxton Xiniwe was born in Middledrift in the Cape, the son of Paul Xiniwe, who subsequently became a well-known hotel operator in King William's Town. Xiniwe was elected to the Natives' Representative Council in 1937 and remained a member until his death in 1949. He was educated at Lovedale was a law agent by profession.
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