[2] He was born on June 23, 1882, in New York City, the son of Moses Taylor Pyne (1855–1921) and Anna Margaretta Stockton.

His father inherited much of the Moses Taylor family fortune and was a major benefactor of Princeton University.

[2] In 1904, he began his financial career in connection with the Farmers' Loan & Trust Co., and in 1907 became associated with the management of the Moses Taylor Estate.

He was president and director of the Prospect Company of New Jersey and was trustee and chairman of the East Side Branch of the Young Men's Christian Association.

[8] He died at his Sepulveda, California, home on August 15, 1950, at the age of 68 after a long and debilitating illness.