Agra Presidency was constituted as one of the four presidencies of British India (the other three being Bengal, Bombay, and Madras) and was among the eight separate administrative divisions into which India was divided in the first half of the 19th century.

[1] Agra Presidency was established on 14 November 1834 under the provisions of the Government of India Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will.

Sir C. T. Metcalfe was appointed as the new Governor for the Presidency.

4. c. 52) renamed the region to the North-Western Provinces, this time to be administered by a Lieutenant-Governor.

Agra Presidency ceased to exist on 1 June 1836.