 He was mayor of Mulhouse between 1872 and 1887.Alfred Koechlin-Steinbach (1825–1872), son of Daniel Koechlin-Schouch and uncle of the composer Charles Koechlin, was a deputy for Haut-Rhin for a short while in 1871.Alfred Koechlin-Schwartz (1829–1895) was a deputy for the region Nord.