William Arthur Greener Penlington (8 October 1890 – 5 August 1982) was a New Zealand school principal and educationalist.
Penlington was born at Akaroa on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand in 1890 to an early settler family.
[4][5][6] After the war his rank was raised temporarily to Major in the resettlement and rehabilitation effort.
[7][8] He was later head master of Hastings High School,[9] where he was involved in the aftermath of the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.
[10][11] Penlington played cricket and hockey at a representative level.