Born in Rheinpfalz, Kingdom of Bavaria, Ohliger immigrated to the United States in October 1854 with his parents.

He settled in Canton, Ohio, in 1857 and attended the public schools.

He later moved to Wooster, Ohio, and engaged in the wholesale drug and grocery business.

Ohliger was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John G. Warwick and served from December 5, 1892, to March 3, 1893.

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