whig: a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
englishman: a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
california personality inventory: a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc.